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observe

[uhb-zurv] / əbˈzɜrv /






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Manipulating gene expression allowed the researchers to test cause and effect rather than simply observe that a genetic variant happened to occur in AnWj negative people.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

"They had conscience and couldn't observe idly while what they fought for what had been hijacked by Isaias and his coterie," says Ibrahim.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Parents, he said, have the legal right to observe classes and meet with teachers, and the expectation is that teachers will communicate freely and often with parents about a child’s needs and progress.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

Nearby, locals gathered to observe the team's efforts, offering drinking water to first responders.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 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

Earlier in the night, Field won best actress in a limited series or movie for Remarkably Smart Creatures, a Netflix film about an octopus who observes the staff in his aquarium.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the former basketball star whose father was a jazz trombonist, observes that “Coltrane’s music is the soundtrack to the Black experience in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

More often, it simply observes the family tensions that go unsaid.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The upshot of this would be EPS-negative, lowering earnings per share expectations, Hartnett observes, but, overall, the political changes would challenge the K-shaped wealth boom and the surge of AI capital expenditure.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

“You’re like a mad scientist,” my mother observes.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

From there, he rose through the ranks of the company, taking charge of an office where his portraits and keenly observed caricatures of colleagues were prominently displayed.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Neutral rates cannot be directly observed, and instead must be inferred.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

I observed to him that his language resembled the ways the American Bitcoiners talked, and asked if he felt they were right to fear a fate similar to Zimbabwe’s.

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

During his time out of the octagon, he observed how the division changed.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

“He has so much martial dignity in his deportment,” observed Benjamin Rush, “that there is not a king in Europe but would look like a valet de chambre by his side.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Last week, he posted a picture of Harp straining under an oversized pack, while observing that its size did nothing to quell “diaper bag allegations.”

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Knutti agreed that this was a good example of how satellite data could potentially be used for "systematic observing systems for disaster prevention that could save hundreds or thousands of lives".

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Until now, directly observing this proposed mechanism had proved difficult.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

When it comes to China, “everyone’s feelings have crossed a threshold,” said Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, observing that even Russia didn’t oppose the statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"They call me Brevis, ma'am," said Brevis, observing something strange behind the woman.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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