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Some days, scientists would show the team gathered around the table ripped-up innards of diapers they were analyzing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But Stich said Wednesday that engineers were analyzing the possibility that on a return flight there would be a simultaneous leak of the helium and a malfunctioning of the thrusters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

I remember seeing posts where people were analyzing and trying to break down these “Q drops,” and sending them to my brother, like “What's what's going on here? This is something totally new.”

From Salon • May 5, 2024

The university had been acquiring 19th- and 20th-century Peruvian coins from local dealers, and graduate students in the chemistry department were analyzing the pieces for their thesis work.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2024

At the Marshall Chess Club, where players were analyzing the Interzonal games as they were cabled in from Portorož, there was near-delirium when word arrived of the draw.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady