empiricist

noun

as in observer

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Recent Examples of empiricist Like the work of the empiricist who inspired Lewis’s trip, this contemporary story leads us to a more complex and more honest understanding of the past. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 Rinehart is the empiricist of the group. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 And across them, the detective—once Modernism’s heroic empiricist—a figure of melancholy drift, a leftover from a world that still believed in beginnings and ends. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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  • But the project, which is supported by the Tibetan government, has also raised concerns among international observers.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Particulars matter Haiti observers warn that considering the country’s vexing history with electoral fraud, violence, problematic votes and post-election crises, the particulars of its electoral machinery do matter.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
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  • By removing emotion from wealth planning and investing, AI helps ensure that decisions are based on data and empirics rather than intuition.
    — Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Economics is hard, but many of us who are not averse to giving due respect to professionals who have a real understanding of how the world works have shifted our assessment on the empirics of late.
    — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2010
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