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[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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The analysis was carried out using the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite, known as SAM.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to do that in the 2030s, but the mission grew too bloated and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

NASA's Perseverance rover has already collected a bunch of rocks for such a mission, called Mars Sample Return.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

He took a special interest in me, and he always played Thelonious Monk, Joe Sample from the Crusaders, and he would refer to them, and Miles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

Laura Keene steps aside as the four soldiers of the Pennsylvania Light Artillery—John Corey, Jabes Griffiths, Bill Sample, and Jacob Soles—slip their hands under that torso and raise Lincoln to a sitting position.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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