researcher

as in investigator
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream

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Recent Examples of researcher The findings from the trial led by Cedars-Sinai Cancer researchers were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO) on Sunday, October 19, in Berlin. New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025 Adler is a former OpenAI safety researcher who publicly departed the company this January with a warning that AI labs were racing ahead without robust safety or alignment solutions. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025 Ancient Origins continues that archaeologists expected to find human remains or grave goods, the absence of which communicated to researchers that the site was a cenotaph, a symbolic grave for someone who was laid to rest elsewhere. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025 The Iranian middle class, long a force of political moderation, stability, economic growth, and the base of the country’s reform movement, is shrinking fast under the pressure of Western sanctions, researchers say. Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025 The results shocked researchers and raised big questions about how deeply AI tools are affecting young minds. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 Regeneron researchers also believe this work will inform efforts to develop gene therapies for other parts of the body where, like in the inner ear, cells don’t divide. Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
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investigator
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  • Anyone with information about the crash who has not yet spoken to investigators is asked to contact the Colorado State Patrol dispatch at 970-249-4392 and reference case VC250372.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Monday’s sentencing marks the end of a years-long legal battle between Laffitte and his victims, after Laffitte was reportedly the first to face federal charges as investigators looked to take down the Murdaugh empire.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Researcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/researcher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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