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geologist

[jee-ol-uh-jist] / dʒiˈɒl ə dʒɪst /


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The possibility eventually drew the attention of Gordon Osinski, a planetary geologist at Western University who also directs the Impact Earth database.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“As a geologist, I’ve gone out and seen stuff in the field, but definitely nothing as exciting as this,” Lynch said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Toss Master Kyle Mathews, co-organiser of the event, said an official tournament geologist had been appointed this year, leaving no stone unturned in keeping the 400 challengers in order.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Their company included the painter Allan Ramsay, the historian William Robertson, the chemist Joseph Black and the geologist James Hutton among many gifted others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He has agreed to let me accompany him for a day as he goes about doing whatever it is a park geologist does.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The advance could help geologists, paleontologists and archaeologists assign more reliable dates to events in Earth's past.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Part of the problem, Nadrowski said, is that mining companies are run by geologists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

But he had ordered the structure built on an unstable foundation, without consulting independent geologists or engineers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

It could be days or even weeks before the full picture of what happened and what we can learn from it is known - but for planetary geologists, this accidental collision is a scientific gift.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Next year geologists may decide the ice-free corridor was passable, after all.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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