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Adjective
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For now, the standalone Reels app remains in the exploratory phase, and Meta has not confirmed any plans to move forward.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025 -
Integrating advanced communication systems on the moon is poised to enhance our understanding of lunar conditions and support future exploratory missions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The experimental wide release of Pro helped Google gather data and see how people interacted with the new model, and that has helped inform the development of 2.5 Flash.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Although Nass attempted to account for the role of culture in his reasoning about gender and social identity, the experimental designs used in his lab’s research could not account for the influence of culture on his test subjects.—
Sarah A. Bell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The disorders typically manifest early in development, often before the child enters grade school, and are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Some research has shown that babies frequently given water in the first months of life may not gain adequate weight, putting them at risk for developmental delays and nutritional deficiencies.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Since Naeher announced the end of her international career, Hayes has called in six goalkeepers (counting her preliminary squad and January training camp), with no clarity on who has the upper hand to start.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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But nine months in, the firm has yet to submit even preliminary plans to City Hall or the City Plan Commission.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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