observe
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Their job was to observe and record, not engage.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The platform enables researchers to observe how different genetic disruptions alter cells in real time by simultaneously tracking DNA accessibility and RNA production.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
That led the EFL to introduce regulation 127, which outlawed any attempt to observe an opponent in the 72 hours before they played each other.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Iris Sun, principal investor of the global flagship fund at 500 Global in Palo Alto, tries to observe and nurture founders’ soft skills by spending more time hanging out than she did in previous years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“Did you observe, gentlemen,” said Mr. Waldengarver, “that there was a man in the gallery who endeavoured to cast derision on the service,—I mean, the representation?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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