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Recent Examples of research
Noun
Is there any connection between Spenser’s drug-trafficking operation and Reynolds’s fraudulent research? Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025 The company has also hired creative and technology talent across the AI/ML research, data security, animation, and gaming fields. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
Director Chad Roberts said these digital records could then be used by historians, scholars and policymakers to study the connection between racial housing covenants, redlining and zoning, and could be a resource for individuals to research the history of their homes and neighborhoods. Alex V. Cipolle, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025 Sarah Penner likes to get out of the library when researching her immersive historical fiction books way, way out of the library. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for research
Recent Examples of Synonyms for research
Verb
  • The property is not all-inclusive and encourages guests to explore the culinary scene around the island.
    Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2025
  • By demystifying the practice and speaking candidly about its benefits, Lennon and Harrison opened the door for millions to explore meditation as a means of achieving inner peace, resilience, and self-understanding.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Netanyahu has tried to blame the failures on the army and security agencies and repeatedly resisted calls for an official state commission of inquiry that would look into the government decision-making as well.
    Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Secondly, Clayman suggests embarking on a period of inquiry.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • German authorities are investigating a possible murder after best-selling German novelist Alexandra Fröhlich was found dead on a houseboat with signs of a violent attack, according to reports.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The cause of the outage is currently being investigated by Spanish and Portuguese officials and ministers.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In a new report published by Billboard on April 17, studies found that of the 80,000-plus attendees at the music festival, roughly 60% used a payment plan to afford their tickets.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The health burden of air pollution unevenly falls on people of color, the study said, noting Hispanics are nearly three times as likely as white people to live in areas with unhealthy air.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, the Baltimore City Council hosted an oversight hearing to examine the culture and workplace safety of our Department of Public Works (DPW).
    Zac Blanchard, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Below, The Associated Press examines some of the potential reasons for Sanders’ free fall, using the QB’s own words, his father’s comments, the analysis of pundits and his on-the-field performance.
    David Brandt, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In summer, the midnight sun bathes the landscape in 24-hour daylight, allowing for endless exploration.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This is a moving exploration of grief and the drama's most emotional hour.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That account, however, could open him up for the first time to cross examination on the witness stand.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, the true subject of the film’s examination turns out to be Nina herself, a doctor whose steady, unfailingly professional surface barely conceals self-lacerating anguish.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025

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