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Noun
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Numerous investigations have found no evidence of widespread voting fraud, and multiple vote counts upheld Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 victory.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026 -
The ship departed from Argentina and investigations into the outbreak’s source are focusing there.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.—
Paul Newman,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Building on earlier surveys administered in 2017 and 2023, a team led by Helena Teede at Monash University in Australia developed a third survey, which was administered to nearly 15,000 stakeholders in 2025.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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These included two symptomatic individuals and some high-risk contacts identified through the epidemiological surveys on board.—
Alice Politi,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
Noun
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The Statesman sent questionnaires to each candidate in a contested race.—
Rose Evans
May 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 May 2026
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Click on candidates’ names to see their questionnaires and answers in full.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Their unwillingness to engage beyond the surface means a refusal to examine rap’s layered explorations of life, pride and pain, described through lyrical humor, social commentary and witty wordplay.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Jason Goldman, a onetime Google and Twitter executive, has helped to guide his explorations, joining him in meetings with Silicon Valley specialists and Biden-era federal employees.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.—
Gary Skuse,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.—
Mariel Carr,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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But studies like this can influence whether patients feel like hope is worth chasing.—
Kathi Rigby,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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De la Sanch, an assistant professor of environmental science and studies at DePaul University, suggests the reemergence and spread of novel viruses like hantaviruses may be due to climate change, deforestation and urbanization.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Following initial examinations, the medical examiner determined that the female victim, a 29-year-old from Mexico, died of hyperthermia.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Shortly before her release from prison, Wang said authorities conducted unexplained blood tests and medical examinations.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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“Questionings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questionings. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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