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If the inspection uncovers major issues, that information can be used as leverage to either exit the contract or negotiate a lower price or other concessions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Research uncovers how our behaviors can influence cancer risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

"Our study uncovers a new layer of biological regulation, a surveillance system through YTHDF2 that helps protect the body from excessive inflammation and inflammatory damage," He said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Jay uncovers her face, straightens up, and looks at us.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas