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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

In July, the FDA announced that a lettuce sample had tested positive for cyclospora, then corrected the finding as a false positive.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

I flinch back, not sure why he used every last sample of the deadliest plant in galaxy history to test an herbicide.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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

Video footage of the store’s opening showed customers waiting in a line snaking through the shopping plaza to enter the store, with shoppers trying samples and purchasing tote bags and snacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

By combining advanced seismic imaging, microscopic examination of rock samples, and computer simulations, the scientists have reconstructed the violent event and identified minerals that could only have formed under extraordinary pressure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

No drill was inserted, he said, and the samples were taken directly from Bobby’s body.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The newly recovered cores arrived at NGU in February and are scheduled to be sampled later this year by an international research team representing 18 countries.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

TikTok food‑and‑drink creator Natalie Ludwig, who has more than 500,000 followers, has sampled Dunkin's cold drinks.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

But curious or hungry children of early farmers, nibbling wild plants around them, would eventually have sampled and noticed those nonbitter almond trees.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Smaller bowls encourage sampling; larger ones let guests settle in with their favorites.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

A spokesperson said the comparison between its summer and winter sampling indicated a "relatively constant source of pollution; likely groundwater and landfill leachate rather than urban run-off".

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

It’s an average rate, in other words, and you can apply it to any large sampling.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson