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noun

plural of retest

as in pretests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retest

as in samples

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Noun

Competing in a Grand Tour is one of sport’s toughest endurance tests.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Both Jean and Vivian, through swab tests, give samples of their DNA.

— Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tests

Verb

Pace Labs, which samples the park’s water weekly, retested the water that same day and is awaiting results Friday.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026
The museum could face up to $23 million in federal fines for not disclosing information about the hair samples sooner, although the government has seldom enforced such penalties.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 July 2026

Definition of samples

Noun

Simmons reportedly visited Sacramento last week, undergoing a battery of in-depth medical exams, an on-court workout, and meetings with coach Doug Christie and other members of the organization.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
However, growth on STAAR exams is similar to that of peer campuses, the study found.

— Samuel O’Neal September 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of exams

Verb

Stephan Taylor, a University of Michigan professor of psychiatry, researches the diagnosis and treatment of major psychiatric disorders like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026
At the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Marcel Lewandowsky researches what makes a democracy resilient and is the author of the book What Populists Want.

— Esme Nicholson, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of researches

Noun

The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examinations

Verb

In her podcast, Maitlis investigates the accepted timeline of Epstein’s life in Britain, asking whether this earlier chapter was more significant than previously understood.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
ProPublica — This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— Andrea Suozzo, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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