experiment
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In late June, detectives carried out an investigative experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
"We are witnessing a unique experiment in European contemporary history," Žarko Korać, a former deputy prime minister and long-term opponent of nationalist parties in Serbia including the SNS, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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
Over the next few days, Nathan drafted an experiment that would compare water consumption between Nali’s heirloom kernels that had been passed down to her through many generations and store-bought kernels.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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Once undocked, the Orion crew will spend the rest of their mission carrying out additional tests of their capsule and carrying out science experiments, before returning home.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
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
In earlier experiments, Gross's team reduced the activity of MTCH2 in the muscles of mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
By analyzing human and mouse fat samples, studying cultured fat cells, and conducting experiments in genetically modified mice, the scientists identified another mechanism linking this protein to energy expenditure.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
“I want to know if there have ever been experiments on people to see if they can change like chameleons.”
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
The team also experimented with a simpler approach that involved burning birch bark near a solid surface, such as a stone.
From Science Daily ● 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
A memorial has been created at a school where boys were experimented on and infected with HIV and hepatitis.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Bernard Herrmann and his orchestra experimented with various songs to play between newsflashes.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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For the past three months they have been experimenting with fava beans, which are photographed daily so scientists can monitor their progress.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 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
Scientists in Czechoslovakia are experimenting with protozoa against webworms and other insect pests, and in the United States a protozoan parasite has been found to reduce the egg- laying potential of the corn borer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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