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But he surely understood that this was an incautiously brief period of measurement, for the river’s annual flow was wildly variable, ranging from about 9.1 million to 25 million acre-feet during the 20-year sampling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Smaller bowls encourage sampling; larger ones let guests settle in with their favorites.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

This repeated sampling allowed scientists to track changes in methane concentrations over many years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

These sampling devices follow the swimmers' exact route while they are in the water, thereby providing accurate information.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

This is a rapid sampling of tissue, done close to the moment of death instead of a full autopsy.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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

New Mexico is among the top five states in coronavirus testing per capita, though some virus-free counties aren’t yet equipped with specialized testing sites beyond samplings by a handful of doctor offices.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 29, 2020

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