as in test
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Last June, Clarkson, with his typical blunt humor, advocated that men undergo routine prostate exams to ensure early detection.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
State law generally requires an initial medical exam within 14 days of the crash to stay eligible for no-fault coverage.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Fort Worth Independent School District students showed improvement on spring 2026 STAAR exams across nearly all grade levels in reading and math, though the district still trails statewide averages.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
State law generally requires an initial medical exam within 14 days of the crash to stay eligible for no-fault coverage.
—Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
Fort Worth Independent School District students showed improvement on spring 2026 STAAR exams across nearly all grade levels in reading and math, though the district still trails statewide averages.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026
Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
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Jeromy Smith Jeromy Douglas Smith, 32, of Rosamond, was a flight test engineer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Teachers use it as a behavioral bargaining chip, administrators weigh playtime against sagging test scores and researchers argue over how best to structure the minutes.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the family’s plans during a June 22 press conference, saying relatives of Kohen Wiley want an independent examination of the evidence and do not want to rely solely on findings from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said an examination found no evidence of traumatic injury, including bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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