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catechism

noun

Definition of catechism

as in exam

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Recent Examples of catechism Cabrini arrived in New York City in 1889, and organized catechism and education for Italian immigrants while providing for the needs of numerous orphans, according to her missionary order. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 The opposition’s mainstream leaders still mouth the catechism that change should come by Venezuelan hands, but more are openly courting external pressure to tilt the balance. — Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025 No creeds, no deep theological reflection, no careful catechisms. — Matthew Avery Sutton, Washington Post, 7 May 2025 History offers an outlook on life and a method for living it, not a catechism. — Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2019 See All Example Sentences for catechism

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Noun

Only 35 girls are admitted to the school every year out of 150 who are invited to participate in an entrance exam on the basis of their grades.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
The company first disclosed in July that during a cybersecurity exam, a combination of its AI agents with internal safeguards purposely lowered escaped their testing environment through a previously unknown bug.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exam

Noun

Noor Kestou, 33, of Commerce, appeared for a preliminary examination on Thursday on an involuntary manslaughter charge, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
And Becca is so sassy too when Mel wants to try to do the examination.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of examination

Noun

Among them is Benjamin Radford, a research fellow and investigator with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a nonprofit organization that evaluates paranormal and fringe-science claims from a scientific viewpoint.

— Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
In this series, Kristen Finch shares practical research skills to help students and educators search more effectively, evaluate sources, and build confidence using JSTOR.

— JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of research

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According to information provided to the court, that witness is expected to testify about coercive interrogation techniques and how memory becomes less reliable over time.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of interrogation

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Samsung 32-Inch Flat Computer Monitor A quiz to study for today, a test tomorrow, and a paper due next week — such is the life of a student.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
The app has also dabbled in other games including word games, quizzes and a Wheel of Fortune title.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of quiz

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Anne Arundel County Public Schools previously responded to inquiries about the joint statement from the DOJ and Education Department.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, more than 107,000 people had signed an open letter calling on the government to commission a public inquiry into media coverage of Arday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of inquiry

Noun

During the investigation, police were alerted to two shooting victims who had walked into area hospitals, including Chance.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The investigation into the shocking death of Hayden Panettiere has been joined by the Drug Enforcement Administration, a source familiar with the matter told The New York Times.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

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