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 The trial was originally set to test the drug on 300 people, but due to demand from trial investigators to include more of their patients, the researchers expanded the pool of participants to 350. New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 According to the study, the podcast genres that were most frequently hosted by women include true crime, arts, society and culture (which the researchers put into one category), news and education. Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 His experience impelled him to join an informal yet determined community of researchers, doctors, and patients pushing for extra studies to help patients and doctors find the right dosage for an array of cancer drugs. CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 From February 2021 to June 2022, real wages — or the purchasing power of the average American's paycheck — fell by more than 4%, according to the paper from the University of Chicago and ADP researchers. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 The researchers are working across materials design and processing, additive manufacturing, as well as robotics and automation. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 That’s exactly what researchers recently did to Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprise. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 Today Stickgold is widely perceived as one of the giants of modern dream science, having inspired and trained a generation of researchers. Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
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investigators
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  • The affidavit in the case says investigators found three checks Fernandez Saldana wrote to Tenon in October 2022, CNN previously reported, and phone records show the men had more than 60 phone contacts with each other.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Combs has repeatedly denied any involvement in Shakur’s killing and has never been named by investigators as a suspect or even a person of interest in the case.
    Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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