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examination

[ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn] / ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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Detailed genetic testing and close examination of physical traits showed otherwise.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

The Justice Department probe included an examination of whether large producers had conspired to raise prices or hold back supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But if faced with the same tests today, the guardrails and people that held the line would largely be missing, an examination by ProPublica found.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

A second UK post-mortem examination later analysed Charmain's hair.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

She still had received no examination or medicine of any kind and her forehead felt feverish to my touch.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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