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researcher

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as in investigator

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry medical researchers reported some eye-opening findings on the effectiveness of statins in the reduction of LDL in the bloodstream

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Recent Examples of researcher Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Nearly half of the 38 elite individuals that the researchers examined were female. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 The researcher identified more robust housing services as an important strategy to help safely reduce the jail population and save taxpayer dollars. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 But researchers like me are tackling the problem by studying mixtures that reflect real-world exposures and grouping chemicals with similar biological effects. — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026 The grants, which have not been previously reported, will go to researchers at universities and think tanks to look at the effect of gambling on financial well-being, household formation, mental health and consumer behavior. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026 In summary, the researchers devised a technique using existing technologies that simultaneously produces high-entropy alloy raw materials and complex finished products. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 The microlensing lineup between the two stars came and went in 2023, and the telltale planetary signal sat unnoticed in TESS’s archive for nearly three years before researchers connected the dots. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026 As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and high-performance data centers continue to drive global demand for faster computing, researchers are increasingly looking beyond conventional electronics. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

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Hinds County’s chief death investigator, Jeramiah Howard, attributed her death to the heat.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Carla Walker cold case The 1974 murder of 17-year-old Carla Walker in Fort Worth, Texas, went unsolved for more than four decades before advanced DNA testing helped investigators identify her killer.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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