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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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The experiment relied on two carefully timed laser pulses.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

So a US-led team of researchers grew some for around seven years, making them the "oldest ever", Paola Arlotta, the senior author of a new study describing the experiment, told AFP.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

If the fake poll was truly a social experiment meant to test the poll literacy of media outlets and campaigns, Yeargain said, there would likely be nothing to prosecute.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

“Survivor” is such a fascinating experiment of group dynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Stephanie and Maddy are always in the sixth-grade hallway, asking their friends to taste their latest baking experiment.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Stephanie Leach, a sixth-year graduate student in Hwang's lab, contributed to the design of the project, led the experiments conducted with participants, and co-led preparation of the manuscript.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

To investigate how information about maternal age is passed to offspring, Gribble's laboratory studies rotifers, tiny aquatic animals that reproduce rapidly and are well suited for laboratory experiments.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

So the researchers used new data from more recent wet-bulb experiments conducted in the United States which tested how people over 60 tolerated higher heat and humidity.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

But most of Medicare’s payment experiments have failed, so private insurers and employers should test outcome-based models of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Cesi writes, ‘We know by daily experiments that the power of the lodestone is weakened by garlic.’

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Furthermore, the company has experimented with a new “asset-light” option that allows customers to deploy Nebius’ AI cloud offerings within their own data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Nearby, in a mini-exhibit on video games, visitors are asked, “Have you ever experimented with your identity in video games?”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

In 2017, Danavle and her husband experimented with hydroponic strawberry farming.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

DoorDash has experimented with other new methods of delivery.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

She experimented with different methods of carrying the grain bag.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

While it still has only a handful of commercial vineyards, along with smaller growers experimenting with wine production, the amount of land being planted with vineyards is continuing to grow.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Some bars, Infante noted, are already experimenting with lower-priced cocktails and expanded happy hours after discovering there may simply be a ceiling to what customers will pay for a drink.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Since his career began, Kelly had been pushing cine-dance forward, directing his first sequence and experimenting with double exposure in the “Alter Ego” dance for the 1944 film “Cover Girl.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He sat for a moment smoking and experimenting.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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