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
The facilities also contribute to fossil fuel emissions, with Cornell University researchers estimating last year that AI growth could add 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere annually by 2030.
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Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Other researchers see a similar pattern.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Publishers, researchers and institutions are increasingly discovering that when information is presented in structured formats, AI systems produce more reliable outputs.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
The researchers revisited the problem using more sophisticated tidal models developed over the last fifteen years.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Talented researchers who cannot access frontier models at US labs will relocate to other countries.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
However, the researchers of this study cautioned against drawing high-confidence conclusions from these results.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Other researchers see a similar pattern.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Publishers, researchers and institutions are increasingly discovering that when information is presented in structured formats, AI systems produce more reliable outputs.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
The researchers revisited the problem using more sophisticated tidal models developed over the last fifteen years.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Talented researchers who cannot access frontier models at US labs will relocate to other countries.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
For example, advanced typists hammer away at the keyboard at 120 words per minute, but all that finger dexterity still only translates to ten bits per second of information processing, the researchers conclude.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Currently, bird flu isn’t spreading from person to person, but researchers and public health officials are tracking and monitoring the human cases — and how they were transmitted — closely.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
However, the researchers of this study cautioned against drawing high-confidence conclusions from these results.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for researchers
investigators
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The woman told investigators that Landry was jealous of Stewart.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Federal investigators from the NTSB and FAA are probing the cause as aviation experts highlight longstanding concerns over lax maintenance standards and safety culture in the skydiving industry.—
Kristin M. Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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