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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

For some, a change of education minister and an overhaul of the exam system are now not enough.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Instead, typically, doctors have to run different tests and combine that with your history and exam findings.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of exam

Noun

No sentence in corporate life sounds more like the beginning of an examination, and none more dependably marks the end of one.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Among the most notable figures in this year’s report were 157 domestic abuse forensic exams conducted through the organization’s strangulation examination program, which launched in the past two years.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of examination

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The agent, which was powered by some of OpenAI’s most advanced models, ran amok during a security test.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 22 July 2026
This great, once improbable, step into the unknown has the potential to bring tests against Milan, Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen, and nights like never before at the Stadium of Light.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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Chinese model vendors are expected to leverage open-source software to promote their global usage and adoption, said Lian Jye Su, of the technology research and advisory group Omdia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Investigators combed through the DNA and paper trail genealogy research to fill gaps in Bradley’s family tree, from newspaper and social media records to genetic analysis.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of research

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Maybe a better word than therapy would have been self-interrogation, because the realization about Gabriella feels like catharsis.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
These are the complications of Reddy’s interrogation, where an ancient system that crosses borders deep into Silicon Valley plays out beneath Wilson Chin’s remarkable set, which feels like an operating room, where society is the patient.

— David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 July 2026

Definition of interrogation

Noun

Kansas City and Independence’s health departments have not responded to inquiries as of Wednesday.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of inquiry

Noun

The federal agency closed its civil rights investigation in January 2025, days before President Joe Biden left office.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
An investigation linked the tire jack to a vehicle driven by Dustin Kendall, 37, of New London, police said.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

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