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methodical

[muh-thod-i-kuhl] / məˈθɒd ɪ kəl /


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"Our flight test team ran a disciplined, methodical campaign to validate every system," said Chris Payne, general manager for 737 airplane development programs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The subtitle may seem to promise a methodical scholarly survey, but Mr. Weaver’s first paragraph scotches any such impression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

"Determining the circumstances and cause of an aviation accident is a careful and methodical process, and we will not speculate about what occurred," the company said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

"It's a very limited test that kicks off a methodical process of increasingly complex tasks that help us prepare for the instrument's future observations."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

A compulsively methodical man, he had elaborate systems in place that were supposed to prevent such a catastrophe.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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