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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 In July, a wooden boat transporting students back from state exams sank in central , killing at least 20 people. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 More and more Indians are sitting for these high-stakes exams every year, while spots at elite schools remain scarce, and jobs aren’t growing fast enough to accommodate graduates. — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026 New York state education leaders say the move away from the Regents exams is about lowering the stakes for students. — Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 Pawlikowski stayed in Germany for five years, from 1972 to 1977, dug in deep, and passed his exams. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Entrepreneurs may not have classrooms or exams, but their businesses are constantly presenting them with new questions. — Sabine Leveiller, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Just 40% of students in grades 3 through 8 in Fort Worth ISD met grade level on reading STAAR exams this past school year, according to TEA data. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 In 1947, Educational Testing Services, a private nonprofit organization devoted to testing and educational research, was created to administer the SAT and develop other exams. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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In addition to medical examinations and diagnostic tests, all guests receive classic massages, lymphatic drainage, abdominal massages, and hayflower detox wraps.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s the call to action that patients will find on the site for digital health company Everlywell, which has offered at-home lab tests directly to consumers for a decade.

— Katie Palmer, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

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In part, these changes have been spurred by – and continue to spur – deeper examinations of Islamic teachings by religious leaders as well as civilian scholars.

— Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent technical examinations reveal several modifications beneath the pictorial surface.

— Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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