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scientists

  • plural
    of scientist.
    scientist
    noun
    an expert in science, especially one of the physical or natural sciences.

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For a long time, as scientists asked questions about the body’s relationship to the mind, dementia, when it came up, was seen as a natural outgrowth of getting older.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Images taken during later passes over the site allowed scientists to measure the crater's dimensions, examine its shape, and determine how the surrounding landscape had changed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

In “The Age of Cures,” Barry Werth uses Tishler’s career at Merck to explore the emergence of the modern U.S. pharmaceutical industry and the complex interplay of companies, universities, governments and scientists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Only one confirmed member of the species is known - a cat living in a rescue sanctuary in Bolivia - but scientists believe others exist.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Led by Bass and staffed by scientists, researchers, engineers, and people from many other disciplines, the INA has been a leading force in underwater archaeology.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler