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study (of); discussion; discourse; inquiry; research article; academic paper
彼女はついに論考をまとめた。
She finally completed her academic paper.
その論考は専門誌に掲載された。
The research article was published in a specialist journal.
歴史家が中世貿易路に関する論考を発表した。
A historian published an academic paper on medieval trade routes.