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observe

[uhb-zurv] / əbˈzɜrv /






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“Bad actors are not using the AI services consumers use, like Gemini, ChatGPT or Claude, which would have the ability to observe what they’re doing and stop them,” Grobman says.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

It’s still summer break in the U.S., so regular classes at the majority of schools and colleges are not in session yet, and those that are tend to observe the federal holiday.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Aliev says her approach was initially to just observe and learn.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

The court has also recognized that a desire to observe a particular animal species can constitute a legally cognizable interest.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

The U.S. trade balance widened substantially in July to -$88.6 billion, due to both a decline in exports and a rise in imports, observes Veronica Clark at Citigroup.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

“A tune has so many people in it,” Mr. Wade observes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Because the telescope observes from space, it can capture sharper images across complete rotations of Saturn without the blurring caused by Earth's atmosphere.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

"You feel guilty being there - going to the beach and having a good time, while these families are in such terrible situations," observes a woman with her young daughter.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

He stops by the girl with red lips and observes Saint Sarah.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Only about 70 have been observed or collected, the institute said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The power supply was cut off in the area, where dozens of police officers had been deployed, an AFP journalist observed.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The researchers found that interactions among many electrons were not required to explain the behavior observed in their sample.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Just three months ago, while on a research vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, she observed two.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

“Well observed, Duane the polar bear,” said C.C., which made Duane feel very proud.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Despite the unprecedented nature of the strike, the Ukrainian president proposed observing a ceasefire with Russia for the duration of the US envoys' trip.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

This region is especially useful for powerful space observatories because it provides a favorable environment for continuously observing the universe.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

“What we’re observing is actually tides that are ... 4 to 6 inches above predicted. And that’s quite a bit,” said Jeremy Smith, a coastal engineer with the California Coastal Commission.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

But observing 25th anniversaries is something we do.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The instruments were the best that money could provide, and as the work of observing developed and more assistants came to the island to work with Tycho, a second observatory was built near by.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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