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sampler

[sam-pler, sahm-] / ˈsæm plər, ˈsɑm- /




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With 12 works out of the choreographer’s catalog of more than 200 creations—and dating from 1982 to last year—the sampler focused on his dances inspired by American music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

It made me kill some of my darlings and really focus on what I want this sampler platter to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

"That's the sound you hear on Strawberry Fields Forever," he says, indicating a Mellotron organ, an early sampler that used tape loops to produce orchestral sounds.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

The duck sampler is my favorite place to start, especially for first-timers.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

My grandmother's sampler, from when she was a girl, said "Be Not Solitary, Be Not Idle."

From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman

Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

To measure pesticide exposure, four of the volunteers wore cotton full-body suits with veils, socks and gloves that would pick up contact residues and personal air samplers that would capture airborne residues.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2024

Over McCartney’s career, he has been quick to engage with new creative technologies, whether talking about synthesizers or samplers, she said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2023

The office was cramped, with filing cabinets the proctor had to squeeze through to get to her desk, but she kept it pleasant with samplers on the walls detailing farming scenes.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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