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exams

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plural of exam

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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence the exam will cover everything we have studied this term

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Recent Examples of exams For female models, those examinations include speculum and manual pelvic exams, along with breast exams. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Some primary and secondary school exams scheduled for those days were also postponed in Mauritius and on the nearby islands of Rodrigues and Agaléga, while international exams would go ahead. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 For millions of young people, the stakes in these exams are high. — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Blood tests and physical exams abound in midlife, but for brain aging, there are three biomarkers Tucker recommends keeping an eye on. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026 With her own progress on hold, the family has quietly set their hopes on her younger sister who will take her 12th grade exams in mid-2027. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026 Professor Connors gave the best exams, by the way, along with some valuable advice on how to ace them. — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

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We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

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Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.

— Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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