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experiment

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




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That contradiction sits at the heart of the Bari Weiss experiment.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

It is those attitudes among male athletes that prompted Keay to conduct an experiment in 2019.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Each person completed the experiment twice, once after receiving hydrocortisone and once after receiving the placebo.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Some lawyers note that the SEC’s innovation exemptions are a limited experiment to gather information, not a commitment to using this framework permanently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

His face was gray in the light, and he looked to me like some poor victim of a medical experiment.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

The new experiments suggest that, at least under laboratory conditions, some sweeteners can interact directly with gut microorganisms.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

In laboratory experiments involving 39 sweeteners and 25 species of gut bacteria, researchers found that roughly three-quarters of the sweeteners altered the growth of at least one bacterial species.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although earlier experiments showed that LPC70 could ease salt-related hypertension and cognitive difficulties, scientists had not fully understood the mechanisms responsible, particularly its influence on prostaglandin signaling.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

However, the researchers caution that these findings come from experiments in mice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It was no Project Me2, but the experiments were pretty cool.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The team also experimented with a simpler approach that involved burning birch bark near a solid surface, such as a stone.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Brands such as Balmain, Levi's and H&M have experimented with the technology, they said.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

I can remember very clearly how we experimented with eating boiled lichen and reindeer moss to supplement our diet.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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

Together, these discoveries reveal that long before modern mammals became dominant, their ancient relatives were already experimenting with an impressive range of ways to survive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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’d done some more experimenting with cake flavors since then, but this recipe felt right for today, since it reminded me of the summer I first started writing to Marcus.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks


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