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experiment

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




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In late June, detectives carried out an investigative experiment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The agents in the vending machine experiment didn’t “go rogue.”

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

He has lost his team, starting with his ridiculous Australian experiment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

The primary objective of the experiment was to establish that an exceptionally thin layer of engineered muscle tissue could generate enough force for swimming.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

You may want to experiment with some of the many scales possible.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

The original experiments showed that removing the protein could increase nutrient consumption in human cells and interfere with fat cell formation in mouse cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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

Garzoni is not very interested in garlic and magnets; but his tract begins by stating that there is much nonsense written about magnets, and that reliable knowledge has to be based on experiments.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Five trainees with rare marvels experimented, learning to share their talents unnaturally.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

For the past three months they have been experimenting with fava beans, which are photographed daily so scientists can monitor their progress.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Sodipo said that earlier this year she encouraged her staff, which was experimenting with AI, to focus on bigger projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

He picked up his father’s old guitar and began learning to play, experimenting with the strings and teaching himself along the way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The rest of that day was spent experimenting with the simple sympathetic binding Abenthy had taught me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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