experiment
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In late June, detectives carried out an investigative experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The agents in the vending machine experiment didn’t “go rogue.”
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
He has lost his team, starting with his ridiculous Australian experiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"However, every single particle has a different structure," warns Weissenborn, "and our experiment only studied six such particles from two different locations."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
“This experiment of yours will have consequences. I will not lose her like I did Celeste.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Under scrutiny, some companies, including grocery-ordering service Instacart, have backed away from experiments with variable pricing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It also means that some previous experiments, particularly those measuring the overall properties of these materials, may need to be reconsidered.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
In earlier experiments, Gross's team reduced the activity of MTCH2 in the muscles of mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
The original experiments showed that removing the protein could increase nutrient consumption in human cells and interfere with fat cell formation in mouse cells.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
They were followed by John Theophilus Desaguliers, who performed the role of curator of experiments from 1716 to 1743.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
This focused exhibition brings together a selection of Jack Whitten’s work from the 1980s, a particularly energized period in his 60-year career when he experimented with form, material and meaning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But we’re seeing AI very differently now that we’ve experimented with it and have a bit more notches on our belts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The group filled arenas across the West, collaborated with major American artists, experimented with hip-hop and electronic music, and turned their own fashion and creative identities into part of their appeal.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Both they and the Christians experimented with using their slaves to run the plantations.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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It has begun experimenting with credits on hotel stays, but it should make loyalty a priority, not just a promotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I went into the recipe expecting exactly that, was delighted to find it delivered and started experimenting with the same trick in soups of my own.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
As early as the 19th century, vintners began experimenting with dealcoholized wine using a process known as vacuum distillation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Researchers can refine scanning methods and computer algorithms on expendable models rather than experimenting directly on irreplaceable ancient artifacts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The potter would bark terse commands, which Tree-ear struggled to satisfy by whatever means were available to him—watching Min, watching other potters, experimenting.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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