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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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On last year’s STAAR exams, 40% of the district’s fifth-graders scored on grade level or better in reading.
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
Your gynecologist will review your symptoms and medical history and perform a pelvic exam.
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Attorneys for Bailey maintain that hospitals also must provide pelvic exams.
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The children contributed blood and urine samples, underwent medical exams, and participated in neurological and behavioral assessments.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
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Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
Your gynecologist will review your symptoms and medical history and perform a pelvic exam.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 18 Feb. 2025
Attorneys for Bailey maintain that hospitals also must provide pelvic exams.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Feb. 2025
The children contributed blood and urine samples, underwent medical exams, and participated in neurological and behavioral assessments.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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