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sampling

[sam-pling, sahm-] / ˈsæm plɪŋ, ˈsɑm- /


NOUN
cross section
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NOUN
questionnaire
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NOUN
random sample
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One of its founders and trustees, John Hall, said the group had been sampling water in the River Stour for three years and had adapted their process for the children.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

One of the biggest challenges is sampling bias because animals actively guarding eggs are much easier to notice and photograph than species that provide no parental care.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The first HBC generation will be available for customer sampling next year, and the second generation will follow in 2028.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

In response to a Wall Street Journal inquiry, Bayerl broke out a sampling of results for Yelp by year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

I determined to inspect two more sections and then call it a day—Texas and a sampling of the Deep South.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

This is the first show devoted to this period, and it introduces an early Ray Johnson that is quite different from the one known for his later gritty samplings of popular culture.

From New York Times May 30, 2024

A closed beach may reopen when the average bacteria is below 200 CFU/100 mL in three consecutive samplings, and the daily average of the two most recent sampling days was below 200 CFU/100 mL.

From Seattle Times Aug. 12, 2022

Because satellite measurements are not direct samplings of pollution particles, researchers must use a statistical conversion process that at least one study showed can involve a lot of error.

From Salon Jan. 19, 2022

The mag is touting it as “one of the biggest and broadest samplings of beauty that we’ve ever featured.”

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2019

Positive results in Martian microbiology were achieved in seven different samplings in two locales on Mars separated by 5,000 kilometers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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