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I acknowledge I am a sample group of one, with only the scantest evidence to work with.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The sample is checked for tiny amounts of blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
If so, that number would be less than 0.019% of the sample.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
The testing in June 2022 reportedly found Chrysotile asbestos in 10% of its samples - the same type of loose asbestos fibre claimed to be in the sample collected by Hill.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Hunter handed Washington a sample of his ability to swipe intelligence material—a letter that was supposed to go to the commanding officer of British forces in Canada.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
“All Eyez on Me,” the double album Shakur released in 1996, overflows with groovy bass samples that display his reverence for 1970s and 1980s R&B—Kool & the Gang, Bootsy Collins, Cameo and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Altogether, the researchers examined 8,687 samples from 4,089 participants.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The testing in June 2022 reportedly found Chrysotile asbestos in 10% of its samples - the same type of loose asbestos fibre claimed to be in the sample collected by Hill.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
When her foster mom is preparing dinner, Lu sneakily samples from her siblings’ meals, snaking her tongue into each bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Could my granddaughter, Cat, and I get some samples? She needs a big Gingerbread Island welcome, so I think it would be best for her to have a sample of every flavor.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
During his visit, Putin sampled fish roe and spoke to island locals, Russian state media reported.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
McFadden directly sampled the “Megamix” electro beat on “Storm,” from “The Audience’s Listening,” prefacing the drop with alien sonics before Edan and Mr. Lif deliver their rap verses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Carbonaceous chondrites account for only about five percent of meteorites sampled on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
They sampled it, and it did, but only for a few seconds.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Lorenz is the mission’s architect, responsible for figuring out the atmosphere’s turbulence, the hardness of the rocks for a sampling drill, and how much light will be available to allow Dragonfly’s sensors to navigate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Researchers often target pristine locations or regions that have received relatively little scientific sampling.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The licenses cover preliminary surveys and sampling, with future decisions on commercial exploitation needing further bureau approval.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Like other Chinese products that were good enough and temptingly cheap, U.S. companies looking to cut costs are sampling their wares or are interested in getting permission to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It’s an average rate, in other words, and you can apply it to any large sampling.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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