researchers

plural of researcher
as in investigators
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 researchers Newer data is available, but the most up-to-date version of the survey hasn’t been around long enough for researchers to know participants’ cause and time of death. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 Rice University researchers have found a way to isolate a single magnetic domain in manganese telluride, giving them a clearer view of its magnetic structure and a new way to control an electrical effect in the material. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026 Rather than tweaking one that already exists, the researchers tasked the system to write the virus's entire genetic code from nothing. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 These numbers may be an undercount, given stigma among researchers against reporting adverse events, Majić says. Dawn Fallik, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
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investigators
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  • But Davis’s book is part of a flurry of statements and interviews that, investigators say, taken together amount to an admission he was involved in the murder.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The boyfriend of a 2-year-old boy's mother is facing felony charges after investigators accused him of hiding the child's body in the woods behind a Marietta apartment complex and lying to police.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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