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as in investigation
the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
investigators took the mysterious powder to the lab for analysis
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as in commentary
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
gave a thorough analysis of the main character's motives
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Recent Examples of analysis
The analysis found that the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) was the No. 2 most likely area to search for the app, behind Lafayette, Indiana.
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bottom Line is a business analysis column written by Evan Clark, deputy managing editor, who has covered the fashion industry since 2000.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond Brady’s analysis of Johnson and the Lions, what will this year’s divisional round bring as far as viewer interest?
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Genomic analysis indicated that psychedelic mushrooms emerged around the time of the Mesozoic–Cenozoic mass extinction.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 16 Jan. 2025
The Bottom Line is a business analysis column written by Evan Clark, deputy managing editor, who has covered the fashion industry since 2000.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Jan. 2025
Beyond Brady’s analysis of Johnson and the Lions, what will this year’s divisional round bring as far as viewer interest?
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Genomic analysis indicated that psychedelic mushrooms emerged around the time of the Mesozoic–Cenozoic mass extinction.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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And Ichiro’s inclusion requires little commentary: simply one of the best to ever swing a bat.Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Below are tasting notes on these rums and insightful commentary from Ian Burrell, an IWSC’s Spirits Judging Committee member and Chair of its Rum Panel on current rum industry trends.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Flight crews are supposed to do visible inspections of the wheel wells before every flight, but the two victims could have hidden deep inside the wheel well, out of view, officials said.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Keefer told IBJ the inspection issues stemmed from a water heater failure that required emergency plumbing, and waiting for new electronic sensors for kitchen sinks to arrive.Justin L. Mack, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety 2 hours ago Trump’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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The Carter Center and Mr. Trump’s White House transition team did not immediately respond to requests for comment.Neil Vigdor, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Without this context, the accuracy of risk assessments is undermined.Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
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Although today they are not required to demonstrate this in an in-depth way, and caps on entry are not based on any sort of labor market needs assessment.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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What began earlier in Iannucci’s career as simply skewering pompous politicians has matured into an examination of what happens when leaders with feet of mud let their egos make decisions that will change the lives of millions.Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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The great Pam Adlon directs this fearless examination of friendship and fertility.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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The first quarter of the New Year like performance brings evaluations and bonuses and promotion decisions.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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The series, which includes in-depth evaluations and insight from sources on nearly 500 prospects, runs from Jan. 8 to Feb. 7.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Since 2019, Dallas and Tarrant counties had sent about 2,350 unclaimed bodies to the Health Science Center and, of them, more than 830 were selected for dissection and study.Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Mariners completed their three-game dissection of New York with a 12-1 romp on Sunday.Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Analysis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analysis. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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