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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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But ordering all tests at once can spare patients from having to submit another stool sample.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

In the sample before Molano, there’s only one cyclospora “oocyst” on the slide.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Despite a false positive sample of lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms, the FDA says it is still looking at produce from the company as the source of the current oubreak.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

SConnect said the ruling should only apply to the videos examined in the sample, but the judge declared that all Wolfoo videos should now be removed.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“Fly has located a place of significant interest. The ground looks markedly different from here. It stands to reason that we could find a sample that contains signs of an ancient water supply there.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

On July 30, samples near the front are marked 7/22—over a week old.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

I imagined that my efforts would sound like Kraftwerk or Can, but because I used tropical samples to begin with, everything I did ended up sounding like música tropical.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

HPV levels also fell by 80% in oral rinse samples.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

They can pursue certifications tied directly to the role they want, shadow professionals, undertake projects that produce work samples and contact alumni for advice and introductions.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Guardian, though, is constantly telling me to hurry while also reminding me that I cannot forget my other mission tasks, like collecting samples from the terrain.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Supersaturation increased as the aircraft sampled higher portions of the clouds, reaching about 10% at approximately −5°C. At that temperature, the updraft regions were still composed mainly of supercooled liquid droplets.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Their comback album, Arirang, is a celebration of their roots - named after a traditional Korean folk song, which is sampled in the opening track Body to Body.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Anthropic sampled one million conversations of its own Claude chatbot in March and April and found that it displayed sycophantic behavior most often in conversations in which people sought relationship advice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

However, during its investigation, the FDA also sampled and tested the company’s cheese.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

It was one of his favorites, Pac’s voice defiant over the melancholy chorus sampled from the Five Stairsteps—“Ooh, child, things are gonna get easier.”

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

The licenses cover preliminary surveys and sampling, with future decisions on commercial exploitation needing further bureau approval.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Reporters used several techniques to validate the analysis, including string matching, dollar-weighted random sampling, and a hand review of the largest perks in each category.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

One of the biggest challenges is sampling bias because animals actively guarding eggs are much easier to notice and photograph than species that provide no parental care.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

What’d you make of the Notorious B.I.G.’s sampling “Rise” for his “Hypnotize”? How could you not like that record?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

The sophomore clay crew is a pretty good sampling of the CSA student body: freak-flags of every variety flying proud and loud.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson




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