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laboratory

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-, luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] / ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-, ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri /
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testing room
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Melissa Casias, an administrative assistant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, was reported missing last June.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Laboratory studies suggest these meteorites formed beyond Jupiter during the same time period explored in the simulations.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Oklo has worked with Los Alamos National Laboratory to validate the reactor’s design, which recycles nuclear waste into energy, using surplus plutonium from the federal stockpile.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The contract for management and operation of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be opened up to a competitive bidding process for the first time in its history, the space agency announced on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

But the lab, which was rechristened Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 1980, thrived and expanded by exploiting its productive relationship with the Air Force and the Navy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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