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Then came what appeared to be the evidentiary smoking gun: a lettuce sample that tested positive for Cyclospora.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico did at one point falsely test positive for the cyclosporiasis parasite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The AI career platform Kickresume carried out an experiment to see which résumés got the best responses, using a sample of over 200 résumés between April and June of this year.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

The tests were taken by a sample of teenagers in 91 countries and economies in 2025, and are seen as an important yardstick of how education systems are performing.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

“Except of course...Do you know where the sample bags in that refrigerator are? We need to test those next.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Nature's SAFE, described as a "bio bank", has now stored biological samples from 400 species, some of which are critically endangered or extinct in the wild.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Over recent weeks the Bangor team has been racing to collect soil samples at several sites across Wales before heavy winter rainfall washes away the remains.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

After becoming a UC Berkeley postdoctoral fellow in 2020, he began searching across the Western U.S. for bat species that could provide tissue samples for DNA sequencing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

She said evidence corroborated that the mass did not have the appearance of cancer, and that samples were sent "appropriately" to pathology for testing.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

"They're probably scooping out the free samples," Nancy said, rubbing her tummy.

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene

Saint-Maximin also sampled the highs as a resurgent Newcastle qualified for the Champions League in his final campaign on Tyneside in 2023.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

He also wrote Teddy Pendergrass’ “Love T.K.O.,” which was famously sampled in Ahmed Lewis’ 1994 nostalgic hip-hop single, “Back in the Day,” among others.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Miss Lizzy said Quincy was a wonder and we should drink tea while she sampled the salad.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

Admittedly, these are anecdotes not data: the Big Wasp Survey – the only national wasp monitoring survey – is yet to start sampling this summer.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Jive Bunny records typically used synthesisers and sampling to combine contemporary pop music with hits from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

With mortuaries overflowing in Nepal, authorities have begun burying hundreds of unidentified bodies after DNA sampling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

She spent two days sampling her way through one of the state’s greatest concentrations of oyster farms, each with its own distinct taste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

I collect a sampling of the soil and bring it back inside my system’s chemical laboratory.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga