observation
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Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
This observation informs her compelling geopolitical picaresque through a collection of disputed and disordered territories across Europe and Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"It's not just an observation -- there's a mechanism behind it."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
They include scientific instruments such as a robotic arm for removing space debris, an Earth observation camera and satellites, including one from a German company.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Ashmodai sighed, and for a moment, Clara noticed the observation deck grow lighter.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
But after a familiar setup, the movie stubbornly refuses to go in compelling new directions or offer fresh observations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The observations may also reveal something unusual about sharp-tail sunfish.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Dr. Dalrymple is sharing anecdotes, but hard data supports his observations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Even if you did not like the political observations of some of those magazines, essays, critiques, poetry or whatever was in ther, these are feelings from the people, and they’re protected under the First Amendment.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Proper naked-eye observations of novae and comets could produce results incompatible with celestial-sphere astronomy, but these results were irrelevant to planetary predictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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