discovery
A2Frequent NGSL-3UK /dɪˈskʌvəri/US /dɪˈskʌvəri/
Meaning
noun
an act or the process of finding somebody/something, or learning about something that was not known about before
“Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.”
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“About three and a half years ago, I made a discovery.”
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“[LAUGHTER] This liberating discovery enables me to proceed-- [LAUGHTER] --without any fear that I might inadvertently influence you to abandon promising careers in business, the law, or politics for the giddy delights”
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“I was compiling the report I really realized my discovery I have shown that Swedish top students know statistically significantly less about the world than the chimpanzees because the chimpanzee would score”
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