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sampling

[sam-pling, sahm-] / ˈsæm plɪŋ, ˈsɑm- /


NOUN
cross section
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NOUN
questionnaire
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NOUN
random sample
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Smaller bowls encourage sampling; larger ones let guests settle in with their favorites.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

This repeated sampling allowed scientists to track changes in methane concentrations over many years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

An aggressive squid is so angry to be eaten that it made me regret sampling live sashimi in Koreatown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

If he can’t resist sampling it, he said, he’ll ask a flight attendant for a second one to take home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

“They’re all alike,” lamented Sarai, after sampling a small forkful of her latest creation.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

This is the first show devoted to this period, and it introduces an early Ray Johnson that is quite different from the one known for his later gritty samplings of popular culture.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2024

Because satellite measurements are not direct samplings of pollution particles, researchers must use a statistical conversion process that at least one study showed can involve a lot of error.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2022

“We have been making samplings for other furniture companies. We continue to push forward.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2021

Arbitrators reinstate about half of the fired officers whose appeals they consider, according to separate reviews of samplings of cases by The Times and a law professor.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2020

I’ve always admired those reporters who can descend on an area, talk to key people, ask key questions, take samplings of opinions, and then set down an orderly report very like a road map.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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