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researchers

noun

plural of researcher

as in investigators

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 The researchers noted these findings suggest a dose-dependent relationship, meaning the higher the xylitol levels, the higher the cardiovascular event rate. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 As the rescue mission continues, researchers warn that disasters like this could become more common all over the planet as a result of climate change. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 Scientists have struggled to explain this dimming for some time, but finally a team of researchers from Syracuse University may have solved this puzzle. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The researchers use these signals as part of a closed-loop flight-control system. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 The brain can identify an image in just 13 milliseconds, according to researchers at MIT. — Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The pattern was quite different when researchers looked at waist circumference. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 Eight hundred-seventy-eight died between 2016 and 2021, the highest donation period, and 235 donated their brains, the researchers said. — Brian Dakss, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 At least 25% of former NFL players who participated in at least one game during their careers and died between 2016 and 2021 were found to have CTE upon their death, according to a new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

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Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Because one of the boy's family members had measles, investigators tested the boy's lung tissue and found evidence of measles infection, Diamantoni said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

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