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Grimes added citizen scientists in Plymouth and surrounding areas "can help overcome a key challenge in urban micrometeorite research, accessing multiple sample sites and processing material to build a national archive".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

She added that the sample size for the pre-AI op-ed test was 4,344 articles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

When the district’s cybersecurity team reached out to a small sample of commenters to verify their identities, a majority of respondents said that they had not submitted the comments in their names.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A cartridge containing small tubes preloaded with different antibiotics is placed directly into the urine sample and inserted into an instrument.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

She clips her sample bags to its base, and the drone buzzes back toward the shuttle where Len still stands.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera