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research

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




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That’s the largest drop from any country, according to statistics from the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration cited by the Congressional Research Service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

A 2024 Pew Research survey found that 86% of Americans say small businesses have a positive effect on the country.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Research in 2022 concluded that high B12 in cancer patients is often an “epiphenomenon.”

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Research suggests that trauma can leave the amygdala—the brain’s threat-detection center—chronically overactivated, while dampening the prefrontal cortex, which governs reasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Somewhat famous means that People magazine is not likely to write a story about him, but The Journal of Genetic Research will print anything he has to say.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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