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experiment

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




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They may well have been correct; we don’t get to re-run the experiment and find out.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Climate change has had some advantages for Germany's winegrowers over the years, allowing them to experiment with grape varieties better suited to warmer climes and making cultivation possible in new areas.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

But Canaves said that that, even if consumers move on to new styles, the biggest companies in the industry still have the size, and thus the financial cushion, to experiment.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Sixty-one years after the VRA was signed, the county the march passed through is now the site of a live experiment in how much of that law’s actual protection survives Callais.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Mr. Neely clapped along, beaming at their jam sesh, and when the music ended, he introduced our experiment of the day: washer pendulums.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

Aston, who dreams of working for SpaceX, even led children in experiments to measure lux levels and temperature during the partial eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In a series of experiments at Duke University, scientists found that the act of measuring an activity reliably reduces enjoyment, making it feel like work.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

These experiments were combined with atomic-scale theoretical calculations.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

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

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

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

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

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

Its 2020 debut album, “PDE,” experimented more with the prickly, sad sierreño sound popularized by acts like Eslabon Armado and DannyLux — as well as trap-infused corridos tumbados with a thumping tololoche.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Amid a cosmopolitan circle of teachers and students, he experimented with abstract expressionism, then in vogue, but didn’t take to it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"Your Majesty, would you indulge me if I experimented a bit?"

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

He suggests others who want to go beyond templates start by experimenting with computer-aided design software from companies such as Tinkercad, which is free.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 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

I’ve been experimenting with street art, incorporating wheat-pasting because it feels true to where I’m from and the communities I create for.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Rush next began experimenting with the amount of blood he would remove from the body in an effort to reduce inflammation.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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