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reexamine

[ree-ig-zam-in] / ˌri ɪgˈzæm ɪn /
VERB
go back over
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My objective is to use the existing comparisons to reexamine “Promising Young Woman,” try to understand Fennell’s intentions, and look at the bleak truths her movie stares straight in the face.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Along the way they reexamine their difficult upbringing and find new ways to communicate that matter more than any artwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

To reexamine the mystery, scientists turned to newly available seismic data.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

If the discussion sparked by Anthropic’s CEO and other AI pioneers leads scientists and the public to reexamine longstanding assumptions about mind and awareness, it may mark the beginning of a much broader intellectual shift.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026

The state continued trying to execute Mr. Hinton until we won a ruling in the United States Supreme Court in 2015 that required the prosecutors to finally reexamine the evidence.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

What’s your take on how punk is reexamined and memorialized today with things like the Punk Museum in Las Vegas, various historic exhibitions, the Ramones’ 50th anniversary, etc?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

They’ve reexamined Supreme Court history several times in recent years, including a new season about Neil Gorsuch we’re featuring on Amicus for the next three weeks.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026

The spokesperson did not respond when asked whether that accreditation would be reexamined.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

As they analyzed M31-2014-DS1, the team also reexamined NGC 6946-BH1.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2026

Perhaps Washington had reexamined his views of enslaved people because Billy Lee had proven so loyal.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The hearing came amid news that ICE was pausing warehouse purchases and reexamining contracts signed under former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2026

"Sometimes, reexamining controversial fossils with new techniques reveals tiny clues that lead to really exciting discoveries."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 7, 2026

Nixon’s is a familiar story, but it’s worth reexamining in light of events that unfolded over the weekend.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

What Hnath did in picking up and reexamining this source material, Harner says, was a remarkable act of harnessing that complexity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

With these thoughts he moved from one part to the other, examining and reexamining everything.

From The Social Cancer by Charles E. Derbyshire


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