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laboratory

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-, luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] / ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-, ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri /
NOUN
testing room
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A bedroom or a bunker is a plausible laboratory in a way it has never been for previous dual-use technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Volunteers surreptitiously carried blood samples out of Mambasa for testing at a government laboratory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

To test the theory, Fang and Si conducted laboratory experiments using a thin layer of water driven by electromagnetic forces.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

It was used in a programme which involves keeping living human brain tissue alive for study in the laboratory.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“I hope I made you proud,” I say to the empty laboratory when Xander leaves.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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