observation
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I wouldn’t necessarily slot former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan into any of those categories, but the general reaction to his death Monday at age 100 puts the lie to Cross’ observation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
The inquest heard the CQC rated the hospital "good" in July 2018, but deemed it "inadequate" the following June with concerns around staffing levels, patient safety, risk management and observation.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
He wove stories and theories out of raw data and observation while remaining, at core, an economist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
Since the publication of De Humani Corporis Fabrica by Andreas Vesalius in 1543 – the first comprehensive anatomy book based on direct observation of human dissection – anatomy has carried an air of authority.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
My mother would later make an observation about the Stewarts and their new community, based on the fact that almost all of their neighbors on the street seemed to be white.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing observation
The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5
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