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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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Researchers also performed a microbiota transplantation experiment using the same model.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Winterich conducted an experiment with college students moving out of dorm rooms.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

One experiment found people had warmer, more engaged interactions with robots that made social flubs, including “judgmental mistakes, wrong assumptions, expressing tiredness or boredom, or getting overexcited.”

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Strolling through the more than 50 exhibitors at this year’s edition, it’s sometimes clear why certain bodies of work have gone unremarked upon—as in science, not every artistic experiment yields a breakthrough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

I hated that my experiment had caused a power outage.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

"Bats constantly surprise us. They are one of evolution's greatest experiments," said senior author Professor Sonja Vernes, University of St Andrews, and Bat1K co-founding Director.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

So far, the vision-correction experiments have been performed on isolated rabbit eyeballs rather than living animals.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

In experiments with mice, researchers found that T cells receive signals from lymph nodes that appear to prepare them to enter the brain and contribute to damage.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

More-recent experiments taught participants to recognize that their initial interpretation of stress was only one possible frame; they subsequently reported fewer physical symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

He produced a new theory of the rainbow which emphasized the role of refraction, where Aristotle had only mentioned reflection; but there is no evidence that Grosseteste ever conducted experiments to test his theory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

A memorial has been created at a school where boys were experimented on and infected with HIV and hepatitis.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The gathering is the first Republican national convention held specifically for a midterm election, although Democrats experimented with similar meetings in the 1970s and 1980s.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The original headquarters of JonnyPops was the basement of their college dorm, where they blended prototypes and experimented in ice-cube trays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

At first, the researchers experimented with ways to chemically transform PVC molecules into different materials.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

First, I experimented to find out how steep the grade could be.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The lawsuit carries constitutional implications for other places around the U.S. experimenting with second-home taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

His Copenhagen restaurant Alchemist is experimenting with chocolate alternatives because "the chocolate market is also under pressure," he said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

It is also fair to say Alonso is still experimenting with systems and personnel, and has yet to settle on a style of play that gives his side control throughout a match.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

You increase it through metacognition, through imagining multiple possible explanations, and through experimenting in small ways that let you learn without losing everything.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Nah,” she said, turning her attention back to V, who was experimenting with her fingers on different keys.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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