experiment
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In late June, detectives carried out an investigative experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Let’s jump down this legal escape hatch via a recent experiment conducted at Harvard Business School.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
"However, every single particle has a different structure," warns Weissenborn, "and our experiment only studied six such particles from two different locations."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
One cyber security researcher told me he'd been up all night trying to do it as an experiment, but it was proving very difficult.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
And after my plasma ball experiment had gone wrong, I didn’t want to push my luck.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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Under scrutiny, some companies, including grocery-ordering service Instacart, have backed away from experiments with variable pricing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It also means that some previous experiments, particularly those measuring the overall properties of these materials, may need to be reconsidered.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Importantly, the fat cell differentiation experiments used a mouse-derived cell line, while the detailed analysis of nutrient consumption was conducted in human cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead, their experiments showed that prolonged exposure could alter how cells behaved even after the original mechanical conditions were removed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“We are in the midst of one of the greatest social experiments this country has ever seen,” said Eisman.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Ms. Browne recounts how Darwin experimented with “cascades of ideas” and “oscillated between recording things he had read or heard and tackling on his own the deepest themes of metaphysics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
This focused exhibition brings together a selection of Jack Whitten’s work from the 1980s, a particularly energized period in his 60-year career when he experimented with form, material and meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The group filled arenas across the West, collaborated with major American artists, experimented with hip-hop and electronic music, and turned their own fashion and creative identities into part of their appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Inspired by his interest in hearing, sound, and speech, Bell experimented with using electricity to transmit voices.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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After experimenting with different angles and compositions, he captured a moment that reveals the extraordinary effort involved in this seemingly simple task.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It has begun experimenting with credits on hotel stays, but it should make loyalty a priority, not just a promotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I went into the recipe expecting exactly that, was delighted to find it delivered and started experimenting with the same trick in soups of my own.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
As early as the 19th century, vintners began experimenting with dealcoholized wine using a process known as vacuum distillation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
I couldn’t wait to start experimenting, so after I got Marcus’s letter, I asked Grandma to take me to the grocery store again.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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