sampling

Example Sentences

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The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Berklee College of Music professor Joe Bennett noted that a sampling of AI singers suggests that the words used to "prompt" AI songs were "not particularly detailed."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The bill requires the California Environmental Protection Agency to develop minimum sampling, testing and chemical screening levels by June 30, 2027.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

The team spent three years sampling 62 different locations on nine rivers across Wales, trying to establish how the pesticides used in flea treatments - imidacloprid and fipronil - were reaching waterways.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“Fly to Seattle and talk with the Rosen people. Have them supply you a representative sampling of types employing the new Nexus-6 unit.”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick