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noun

plural of retest

as in pretests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retest

as in samples

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Noun

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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For more precise information, Three Rivers Waterkeeper, a nonprofit that helps protect and restore the water quality of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers and their surrounding watersheds, samples the rivers and tributaries weekly each summer as part of its Swim Guide program.

— Daniel Bain, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
In Procida, one of the Phlegraean Islands off the coast of Naples, Tucci samples a lemon salad.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 May 2026

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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, ABC News, 6 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

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Cristobal Young, a professor at Cornell University who researches tax policy and wealth migration, said older, wealthier people who are already established in their careers are typically the least likely demographic to move.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Ruby Kharod researches solutions to climate change at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 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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