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Examining the pictures, volunteers said the only way to accurately identify people was through a DNA match -- which would require a family member to provide a sample.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
Among a sample of 1,577 top-five European league strikers over the past 10 seasons, Jackson ranked in the 85th percentile for chances created, 77th for progressive carries and 73rd for touches.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Traditionally, measurements were performed by crews on ships who would sample water columns for data on salinity, said Heide-Jorgensen.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Later in the record, on “How Love’s Supposed to Go,” he begins the song with clipped phrases sprinkled with funky accents in another luxurious rhythm that almost sounds like a classic sample.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Okay then. Promise to do exactly what I say, and for the time being, you’re just here to assist us in sample collection.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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The diseased samples were obtained from Johns Hopkins University Hospital through an initiative supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Dove and La Roche-Posay peddle samples of antiperspirant and sunscreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Officials said DNA samples were taken from the bodies so that families could later claim them and perform traditional funeral rites.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The team compared healthy liver samples with liver tissue from people with alcohol associated hepatitis or cirrhosis.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Just samples of yarn and piles of graph paper.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
These included relatively polluted clouds, shallow warm clouds, and clouds sampled below their deeper convective regions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
“This isn’t the first time I’ve sampled Sir Peter’s hospitality and his superior table, but you were never here before.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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They grow about a centimeter or two a year and by sampling cores at the millimeter scale, the team was able to develop windows of monthly temperature records scattered across the past millennium.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The new release showcases the power of the full band playing together, and yet the production is carefully sculpted, so that the group sometimes seems to be sampling itself and reassembling the parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today, the chef’s perfect Sunday is a foodie’s dream — sampling food from around L.A. by driving to different parts of the city, and savoring his alone time the entire day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Researchers used multiple sampling techniques to determine which microorganisms lived inside Ötzi during his lifetime and which arrived after his death.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
She had added the one-meter bits to her equipment that morning, anticipating geological sampling later in the day.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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