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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
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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
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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
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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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