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observation

[ob-zur-vay-shuhn] / ˌɒb zɜrˈveɪ ʃən /




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"More than 90 percent of contacts have completed medical observation," it added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Year: 2020 Compiled by: Ryan Vogt Of note: Written in observation of the NES’s 35th birthday.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Since her infection, contacts of the woman have been put under medical observation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Russian media reported last week that nearly 200 people known to have had contact with the dead woman were under medical observation as a precaution.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Upon arriving home he noted that his barnyard was full of seaweed, which then prompted a characteristically indiscreet observation: He had made “a good exchange...honors and virtues for manure.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Their observations revealed that the proportion of magnesium to silicon on WASP-189b closely matches the ratio found in its parent star.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Their observations were consistent with conclusions drawn from decades of previous research, but the new approach allowed them to examine these patterns within a single developing mouse.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Eumetsat handles routine satellite operations and supplies marine and atmospheric observations, while ESA provides data covering land, the cryosphere, inland waters, and atmospheric products processed after acquisition.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Researchers compared these observations with the Copernicus Marine Service's multimission sea-level anomaly data, which combine measurements from multiple satellites.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

The central problem, however, was simple: How could one look through a powerful telescope at a tiny, distant object and make reliable observations while on a ship bouncing about on the waves?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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