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re-examine

British

/ ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn /

verb

to examine again
law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination

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Other Word Forms

re-examinable adjective
re-examination noun
re-examiner noun

Example Sentences

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On the institutional front, it is time to re-examine the Department of Homeland Security, which was created in the wake of 9/11 to fight terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Amr Shabaik, legal director Council of American-Islamic Relations’ greater Los Angeles chapter, said he hoped officials would re-examine the issue when more information becomes available.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

“It referred the case back to the CAS for it to re-examine the situation, taking this new evidence into account.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

FAA leaders convened a panel of experts in February to re-examine how to deal with debris risks from spaceflight failures, following up on earlier work on the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Since it is the Walden episode, the two years’ sojourn in the woods near Concord, that has provoked the scornful p. 90ire of the critics, it may be well to re-examine that incident.

From The Vagabond in Literature by Rickett, Arthur

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