cross-examine

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Verb
  • The study also examined the likelihood of atypical handedness in clinical populations, or groups of people diagnosed with a specific set of health conditions compared to a control population.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
  • Meanwhile, Pluto stationed retrograde on the same day, shaking things up in your immediate environment, forcing you to examine your communication style and perspective, as you could be stuck in old patterns of thinking.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • From exhibitions interrogating race and class to public programs grappling with climate change and surveillance, Somerset House became a magnet for the conversations audiences crave but most institutions are too afraid to address. Stand for something.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • The Fallout series is set in 2296, though the story routinely returns to the year 2077, interrogating how corporate interests helped facilitate the nuclear attacks that decimated the world.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • With a transplant, a patient is bombarded with high-dose chemotherapy to kill the cancerous plasma cells.
    David Armstrong, ProPublica, 8 May 2025
  • The Indian military claimed Pakistan bombarded areas of Kashmir with artillery in retaliation.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 May 2025
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