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Scientists managed to shed a light on the causes of the disease after years of research.
a light → light
The journalist spent months compiling together data from hundreds of different sources.
compiling together → compiling
The new regulation turned out to be a double-sided sword — it protected consumers but damaged small businesses.
double-sided → double-edged
You should take his claims with a grain of salt — he is known for exaggerating everything.
grain → pinch
The results of the experiment didn't stand up to scrutinity, and the study was withdrawn.
scrutinity → scrutiny
The professor warned students not to accept statistics on face value without checking the source.
on face value → at face value
It took the detective a while to connect the points and identify the real suspect.
the points → the dots
Several independent researchers were able to corroborate with the findings of the original study.
corroborate with → corroborate
The politician made a swiping generalisation when he claimed that all young people are lazy.
a swiping generalisation → a sweeping generalisation
A landmarked study published in 1998 completely changed how we understand memory.
landmarked → landmark
The committee was asked to scrutinise over every aspect of the proposed legislation.
scrutinise over → scrutinise
Much of what we hear about the effects of social media is only anecdotical evidence.
anecdotical → anecdotal
The new data seemed to call in question everything the team had assumed about climate patterns.
call in question → call into question
We need empiric evidence before we can draw any firm conclusions from this research.
empiric → empirical
Our judgements can be influenced by mental bias that we are not even aware about.
mental bias → cognitive bias
