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researched

verb

past tense of research

as in explored

to search through or into researched the public record for more information about her great-grandparents

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Recent Examples of researched The girls also researched how to obtain firearms, although none was collected for the attack, Montanez said. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Both of these factors had to be taken into consideration by costume designer Deirdra Elizabeth Govan, who meticulously researched the faith and culture at the center of the film to tell a detailed story through the characters’ clothing. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 While psychopathy is no longer in the DSM, it has been vigorously researched and written about for decades. — David Dematteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 As part of that effort, The AJC researched the backgrounds of the two candidates seeking to become Georgia’s next governor. — Thad Moore, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Anyone who has researched publishing would know most authors don’t have bundles of cash lying around. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 13 Oct. 2026 This is especially true when shoppers enter the store having already researched and decided to buy. — Tony D'onofrio, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The Movistar Plus Original has been painstakingly researched, and is set in the late 1990s and early 2000s. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34, researched attacking the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester in northwest England and the Jewish Museum in nearby Cheetham Hill, the court was told. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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The historic center’s many sights can easily be explored on foot from the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Yahoo reported that media entities like Amazon have been explored as possible TV partners by schools considering going independent.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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Generally, most households struggled more financially during the period examined, regardless of political representation, as median costs rose by 33 percent, while median incomes rose only 28 percent.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
To determine whether Decipher could help guide that decision, researchers examined test scores from more than 27,000 patients in real-world data and 401 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer who had participated in the STAMPEDE abiraterone trial.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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