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Example Sentences

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"The real differences emerged in those gaming more than 10 hours a week, who showed clear divergence from the rest of the sample."

From Science Daily

Its gravy arrived at the table in a copper dog, a small metal tool distillery-workers once used to sneak cheeky samples home.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Soil sampling,” the official adds, “is the metric by which Recyclable demonstrates that debris removal operations have successfully remediated the post-disaster threat to public health and the environment.”

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Sun, around 250 troops from the regiment were ordered to provide urine samples at Marne Barracks on 20 December.

From BBC

By the yardstick of its own goals, the nation’s second-largest school system is likely to fall short by nearly every parameter — taking in sample measures of literacy, math and social emotional learning.

From Los Angeles Times