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methodologies

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a way of acting or proceeding for solving crossword puzzles my usual methodology is to begin by filling in all of the answers I'm reasonably sure of

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the means or procedure for doing something other cardiologists have questioned the methodology that was used to conduct the study

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Recent Examples of methodologies As always, findings from holiday surveys vary due to differences in methodologies and the timing of when they’re conducted. — David Moin, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Combining methodologies like neuroscience and qualitative and quantitative research, along with early immersion in culture, media and category trends, provides a broader view of what’s shaping behavior. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Previous posts generally outlined some of the philosophies and methodologies involved in caring for the whales. — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 All the weather groups have slightly different predictions for the upcoming season; each forecast uses different methodologies for its reporting. — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Innovative methodologies, including demography and quantitative analysis, folklore, material culture, oral history, and family reconstitution opened new windows into the past. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Edwards regarded him as an industry-leading expert in player development, career pathways, coaching methodologies and performance analysis. — James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Thematic methodologies have been one of the downfalls of contemporary museology (and art history) generally, a crisis of collective memory and the historical imagination overall. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 This collaboration brings together Chiyoda’s engineering strength in high-pressure facility design with Sage’s subsurface methodologies. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

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For private schemes, the requirements include publicly available criteria, independent monitoring of compliance and procedures to withdraw or suspend a label when requirements are breached.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
While those patients still exist, new data suggests more and more patients are seeking out the procedures at a younger age.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

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The team also evaluated methods for attaching sensors to storage casks, with the aim of developing installations capable of remaining in place for years under high-temperature and high-radiation conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
But Washburn is further troubled by A-83’s language mandating hunting and angling as preferred methods of wildlife management.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

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Because Sand has not served in a legislative capacity, he isn’t burdened by a controversial voting record on leftist policies, as is Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, who is also trying to flip a red state seat.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
The lot has become an unexpected battleground in the fight between New York's sanctuary city policies and federal immigration enforcement.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Over the four decades since, communities have taken different approaches to bring CPR into the classroom.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of approaches

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For some young investors, that means money originally allocated to long-term strategies is being funneled to activities built around immediate outcomes.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Other strategies make distributions that may include all three types.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of strategies

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Beyond accessories, Chiuri is exploring how Fendi’s expertise in leather and fur can translate into new materials and techniques.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The approach allows manufacturing techniques to evolve alongside the robot’s mechanical design.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of techniques

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By definition, tiny houses pretty much always involve working around constraints, but some designers have found clever ways of making a small home feel like a larger one.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Ioannidis argues that, in some ways, claims of scientific progress are a public relations game.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

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