observational

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Those possible long-term benefits come from observational follow-up periods after the original trials ended.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

She lost her sight aged 17, five years ago, and says her more observational tics, such as focusing on peoples' physical appearances, have since lessened.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Mr. Llamazares’s writing is finely observational and often delicate: “My submachine-gun leaves a shadow of death on the ground like an elongated ear of wheat,” Ángel notices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

It's also worth remembering that this was an observational study, meaning it shows associations rather than cause and effect.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

It is striking that the observational search for extraterrestrial life began in the same generation as the invention of the telescope, and with the greatest theoretician of the age.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan