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reexamine

[ree-ig-zam-in] / ˌri ɪgˈzæm ɪn /
VERB
go back over
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Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the June 2025 attacks, prompting legislators all over the country to reexamine privacy laws for elected officials and political figures at large.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

Researchers combined modern genetic analysis with skeletal studies, physical characteristics, and ecological observations to reexamine the snakes.

From Science Daily May 26, 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

After he ousted Lacey from office in 2020, Gascón hired a special prosecutor, Middleton, to reexamine several of her decisions in use-of-force cases.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 9, 2026

I want to reexamine the van Daans and decide for myself what’s true and what’s been blown out of proportion.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

With Italy once again in global focus — from tourism rebounds to international sporting events like the upcoming Winter Olympics — the country’s regional cultures are being reexamined.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

When the Penn team reexamined their foam data using this perspective, the similarity became clear.

From Science Daily Jan. 15, 2026

Once every area and every piece of the ship had been examined, reexamined, and recorded, it was time to search for artifacts, square by square.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

By carefully reexamining these datasets, the team identified viral genetic material that closely matched known US strains of CLRDV.

From Science Daily Jan. 13, 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

But Times reporters Anita Chabria and Jessica Garrison spent more than a year reexamining the crimes and found troubling questions about both justice and the justice system.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2024

"I can claim to have that honour, sir," and again the lonely figure was silent, and appeared to be reexamining the papers before him.

From All for a Scrap of Paper A Romance of the Present War by Joseph Hocking




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