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exams

noun

plural of exam

as in tests

a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence the exam will cover everything we have studied this term

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Recent Examples of exams Students took their exams across a span of two weeks, from May 4 to May 15. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 July 2026 Nonetheless, the law has only a few exceptions for apps made by emergency services and the companies that oversee college entrance exams. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 6 July 2026 Kids also take digital standardized exams that adapt questions to test-takers’ proficiency levels in real-time. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Holistic review would recognize talent beyond standardized exams. — Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The strongest evidence shows up on X-rays, which confirm the correlation with osteoporosis far more consistently than clinical exams alone. — Caitlin Kiernan, Flow Space, 30 June 2026 Palm vein recognition technology to verify identity is used at testing sites for the state education certification exams. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026 Over that period, affiliates dispensed about 25% fewer packs of birth control pills and conducted about 20% fewer breast cancer exams than the previous year. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Recent allegations of irregularities in government recruitment exams have only deepened frustrations among some young Indians. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

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Everyone knows that one of the biggest tests in a new relationship is going on vacation together.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
In tests by the Miami Herald, the hologram responded with voice and text to English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese, and with text alone to Mandarin and Japanese.

— Alexandra Phelps July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026

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