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researchers

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plural of researcher

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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 researchers To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026 Cancer vaccines have been a goal for medical researchers for decades. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026 As rocket launches increase, researchers are paying closer attention to this danger. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Their work also identified two bioactive compounds, lunasin and the Bowman-Birk Inhibitor, with anti-inflammatory properties that researchers suggested could play a role in managing type 2 diabetes. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026 An expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane near a remote island in the South Pacific has come up empty, researchers said Sunday. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 The researchers said there was no better animal to study than Jonathan. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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When investigators approached him in 2010 about the investigation into his father’s killing, Douglas Herlihy referred them to his attorney.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Over 70 women came forward to investigators, reporting harrowing accounts of the brothers’ attacks, prosecutors said in their sentencing memo.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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