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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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With measures such as the court hearing at the laboratory, increased surveillance and intelligence use, the Nigerian authorities are adamant they can rise to the challenge.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Participating companies can construct reactors outside a traditional national laboratory setting and use expedited procedures for environmental reviews.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

When the team analyzed the samples in Krabbenhoft's laboratory, they identified more than 19,000 structural variants in the brown tree snake genome.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

The lobby to the north, the tower at the center, and the laboratory rooms to the south all flow into one another, seamlessly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

This is like the test that was done in the laboratory.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

"This study reflects years of collaborative effort across multiple laboratories and would not have been possible without the dedication, creativity and perseverance of this tremendous research team that helped drive the science forward," she said.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

While laboratories define the world’s time, GPS delivers that information to most of the machines that rely on atomic clocks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

But it meant that suddenly under-resourced primary schools needed more classrooms, science laboratories, additional teachers with subject specialisations and new learning materials.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Every time he shuts his eyes, some vision of the school at Schulpforta overmasters him: vermilion flags, muscular horses, gleaming laboratories.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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