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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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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

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

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

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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