sampling
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Smaller bowls encourage sampling; larger ones let guests settle in with their favorites.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 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
These sampling devices follow the swimmers' exact route while they are in the water, thereby providing accurate information.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
The regulator uses a different set of vents for air sampling than it does for main air separation.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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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
New Mexico is among the top five states in coronavirus testing per capita, though some virus-free counties aren’t yet equipped with specialized testing sites beyond samplings by a handful of doctor offices.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020
The samplings from each are largely stellar, and the installation is fresh and inventive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2018
Positive results in Martian microbiology were achieved in seven different samplings in two locales on Mars separated by 5,000 kilometers.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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