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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

The experiment established that researchers could grow extremely thin muscle layers in intricate arrangements and use light to control their movements along multiple directions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

One cyber security researcher told me he'd been up all night trying to do it as an experiment, but it was proving very difficult.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

First, it highlights the power of the experimental method—even though the peripatetics wanted the weights to fall at different speeds and prove Aristotle was right, the experiment they carried out proved that Aristotle was wrong.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Once undocked, the Orion crew will spend the rest of their mission carrying out additional tests of their capsule and carrying out science experiments, before returning home.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The experiments showed that the device could guide heat around the hidden region while preserving the surrounding temperature pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

“Would you like to conduct some taste experiments, Duane the polar bear?”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

He also has told colleagues that he wants the company, which has experimented with everything from videogames to podcasts, to strengthen its core TV and movie offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 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

The group filled arenas across the West, collaborated with major American artists, experimented with hip-hop and electronic music, and turned their own fashion and creative identities into part of their appeal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The steam engine was the product of seventeenth-century science, which had experimented with vacuums, and with air and steam pressure.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

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

As early as the 19th century, vintners began experimenting with dealcoholized wine using a process known as vacuum distillation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Researchers can refine scanning methods and computer algorithms on expendable models rather than experimenting directly on irreplaceable ancient artifacts.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Incorrigibles ran inside and began experimenting, while the two educators lingered in the doorway.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood


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