observation
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Responding to the observation by a participant that there was “a lot of anticipation” of such a merger, Musk called the deal “a good idea” with “a lot of merit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Even so, the researchers emphasize an important distinction between the original eclipse observation and the later description of the corona.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
This observation was made by Goldman Sachs trader Matthew Kaplan in a daily email dispatched to clients on Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
All was revealed “from close observation and deduction” and astute attention to “trifles.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was the opposite of observation, the opposite of how Leonardo would have wanted the Mona Lisa theft investigated.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Rooney's novels have sold millions of copies internationally, gaining a cult following for their observations of modern relationships before the BBC television adaptation of "Normal People" brought her wider fame.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
By combining these observations, astronomers could examine the objects' colors, estimate their sizes, and determine how they orbit the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
For years, observations of 70 Oph AB revealed a wobble that could have been explained by a Jupiter-sized planet.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
These limits resolve a question that had persisted despite increasingly advanced observations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
He visited Wittenburg once more, then Basle, before settling for a spell in Augsburg, early in 1569, and beginning a series of observations there.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing observation
The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5
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