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research

[ri-surch, ree-surch] / rɪˈsɜrtʃ, ˈri sɜrtʃ /




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Jobs had resisted calls to return cash to shareholders, preferring to use the stockpile to fund research, retail stores and growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

El Salvador's National Civil Police said it had developed research and monitoring efforts enabling it to "locate, capture, and document the criminal activity of the suspects".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“We did see a big decrease in confidence among retirees this year — a decline that we haven’t seen since post-COVID,” said Craig Copeland, director of wealth benefits research at EBRI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The stock was upgraded to Overweight from Standard Weight, with a price target of $525 by KeyBanc’s Eric Heath in a research note on Monday.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I haven’t seen him in weeks; he’d left on a research trip with a professor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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