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experiment

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




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It would also see the end of Police and Crime Commissioners, an experiment in changing the accountability of policing introduced by the coalition government in 2012.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Washington state has embarked on a bold experiment that bolsters families by giving all workers a way to earn access to $36,500 worth of long-term care when they need it.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

But the gritty backdrop of late nights on English motorways made the league a perfect laboratory for Finch to experiment in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Physicists describe these conditions as Schrödinger cat states, referencing Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger's famous thought experiment involving a cat that is simultaneously dead and alive until observed.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Dr. Doris was talking, and I was trying to listen—really, I was—but in my head I was turning her into an experiment.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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