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Olympic and World Championships marathon gold medallist Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an out-of-competition sample tested positive for EPO.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The sample period proved to be among the wettest in the river’s known history, so Powell’s estimate was way out of line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
This method uses a laser to heat a tiny area of a sample while measuring how the heat spreads through the surrounding material, much like ripples expanding across the surface of a pond.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Across the sample, only about 6.7% of the executives who spoke on the calls were promoted to CEO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Forensic scientists recommend a fingernail, a tooth, a tissue sample, and a piece of the femur.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Simonsen, whose firm aims to detect microplastic pollution from drone images, then passed on some of her samples to the Danish Environment Protection Agency.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The samples were obtained through the Victorian Cancer Biobank in partnership with the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
In their latest research, the scientists tested the upgraded microscope using six different samples that varied in size and preparation method.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
In 2022, he founded Haemanthus, a biotech startup developing technology to analyze biological samples using lasers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
“I’m even thinking of bottling up free samples of my dip bait.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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All the caviar we sampled looked pristine, but some roe tasted like a big ol’ gulp of the ocean, including two varieties from Imperia, a limited edition Petrusco offering, and Roe House’s Hackleback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Additional, temporary seismometers and GPS units are deployed to provide more precise data, and gas and water are sampled more frequently.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He also wrote Teddy Pendergrass’ “Love T.K.O.,” which was famously sampled in Ahmed Lewis’ 1994 nostalgic hip-hop single, “Back in the Day,” among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
They sampled it, and it did, but only for a few seconds.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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Smaller bowls encourage sampling; larger ones let guests settle in with their favorites.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
China is planning its own sampling mission to Mars, set to launch in 2028.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
"Such sampling strategy aimed to provide signals from distinct stages of a dog's life."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 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
He was like a winetaster sampling an old claret.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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