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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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To identify possible environmental sources, the scientists examined a soil sample taken from the discovery site during Ötzi's recovery in 1991.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Egan-Jones said the Journal used a limited sample and compared ratings issued at materially different times and involving dissimilar instruments.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The sample had remained frozen since it was collected.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

She has now shared the discovery exclusively with the BBC, and a sample of the species has joined the Natural History Museum's official collection.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

I calculated two sample orbits—one with a rocket launching from the east, and the other from the west.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

If successful, researchers could recreate the taste of Guinness as it was brewed in 1864 using samples of the recovered stout.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

On July 30, samples near the front are marked 7/22—over a week old.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

In tests involving oral samples from patients, extracts from the gum sharply reduced one virus and two types of bacteria linked to the disease.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

I imagined that my efforts would sound like Kraftwerk or Can, but because I used tropical samples to begin with, everything I did ended up sounding like música tropical.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

"I heard Jim and Barry are giving away free samples of ice cream," Kevin said.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

The observations do not prove that aerosols caused the sampled clouds to become stronger.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

I sampled the Cubano sandwich for lunch and ordered chocolate-chip cookies to go.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Their comback album, Arirang, is a celebration of their roots - named after a traditional Korean folk song, which is sampled in the opening track Body to Body.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

She took with her the sampled box of Dutch cookies that had originally been intended for the patient at Mandeville.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Researchers used multiple sampling techniques to determine which microorganisms lived inside Ötzi during his lifetime and which arrived after his death.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Extra safety measures have included dust and air sampling that is ongoing at ten campuses in the Boyle Heights area, said Carlos Torres, director of the school district’s Office of Environmental Health and Safety.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Below, a sampling of what people ages 10 to 47 keep in theirs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The first HBC generation will be available for customer sampling next year, and the second generation will follow in 2028.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

I determined to inspect two more sections and then call it a day—Texas and a sampling of the Deep South.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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