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Keeping an exploratory attitude and being open to learning new things will help QA firms stay competitive in the ever-evolving tech landscape.—
Margarita Simonova,
Forbes,
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Research on preschoolers' exploratory behavior found that children's exploration of their surroundings is influenced by both physical and social factors, showing how a fun and engaging environment can spark curiosity.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who piloted Boeing's experimental Starliner spacecraft in June 2024, were supposed to be away from Earth for about eight days.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Taara is the latest project to spring from X—Alphabet’s experimental hub that produced AI lab Google Brain and Waymo’s self-driving cars—and has its origins in a concept called Loon.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By offering personalized support, educators guide each child on individualized learning paths that meet their unique developmental needs, with particular attention given to children with disabilities.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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This can cause developmental delays, heart defects, deafness and cataracts.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fulbright shepherded the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution through the Senate in 1964, but two years later, his probative hearings helped shift public opinion against the war.—
James Goldgeier,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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Judge Alsup in federal district court issues preliminary injunction on Trump's firing of federal workers in probationary periods.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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The City Commission is slated to take a preliminary vote on the proposal Thursday.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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