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plural of research

as in investigations

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something I'll have to do some research for this project

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verb

present tense third-person singular of research

as in explores

to search through or into researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents

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Recent Examples of researches

Noun

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 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 The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences. —

Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026 In testing the battery using a hot plate as the heat source, the researches connected 10 cells in series and powered an LED light. —

IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2019

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Nystrom researches the draft tirelessly, keeping a spreadsheet of data (ages, game stats, hand widths) on nearly two thousand players, and publicly ranks his top five hundred—nearly twice as many as will actually be drafted. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Mullerat says Martin deeply researches neighborhoods and their history, turns out time and again to speak with residents, often making significant changes to projects in response, and looks for ways to improve the surroundings beyond his building footprint. —

Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 Millionaires have low migration rates, said Cristobal Young, a sociologist at Cornell University who researches whether high earners actually move when their taxes go up. —

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 7 May 2026 Advertisement Sam Gilbert, a professor who researches cognition at UCL, is skeptical that AI will cause widespread de-skilling. —

Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 May 2026 However, the lab also researches ways the invasive species may positively affect some small environmental elements, Nunez-Mir said, like how some invasive plant species may act as extra resources for pollinators. —

Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Renaissance Capital, which researches the potential for initial public offerings, counts Anthropic as third among the most valuable private firms, behind SpaceX and ChatGPT maker OpenAI, valued at $500 billion. —

ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Reynolds used the Brighton Marathon run to raise thousands of dollars for Fight for Sight, which researches various eye conditions. —

Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026 Atir, who researches conversations with strangers, had no connection to the study and praised its design. —

Barbara Mantel, NBC news, 13 Apr. 2026

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The office said the new unit will work directly with law enforcement agencies during investigations and help ensure consistency in charging decisions and sentencing recommendations.

— Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
For Nanos, much of the public criticism overlooks the realities of how complex criminal investigations unfold, especially when detectives are intentionally withholding information to protect the integrity of the case.

— Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026