as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
Adam Smith's celebrated disquisition on the factors contributing to the wealth of nations
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The drama we have been promised collapses into disquisition.
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Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2023
But this is no sterile, scholarly disquisition; it’s dotted throughout with political critique, artistic context, and the chaos and violence of personal experience.
—Longreads, 23 July 2021
In the New York Times, meanwhile, appeared the longest yet disquisition on the travails of WarnerMedia under previous owner AT&T and new owner Discovery.
—WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
Rather, Lelio and his co-writers have made a smart, subtle disquisition on the necessity of both skepticism and faith, with a particularly keen understanding of religion’s uses and abuses.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
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Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 2 Mar. 2023
But this is no sterile, scholarly disquisition; it’s dotted throughout with political critique, artistic context, and the chaos and violence of personal experience.
—Longreads, 23 July 2021
In the New York Times, meanwhile, appeared the longest yet disquisition on the travails of WarnerMedia under previous owner AT&T and new owner Discovery.
—WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
Rather, Lelio and his co-writers have made a smart, subtle disquisition on the necessity of both skepticism and faith, with a particularly keen understanding of religion’s uses and abuses.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2022
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