experiment
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"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
When asked about an additional prosecution experiment that involves the lighter prosecutors believe ignited the blaze, Haney said that testing “will be central in trial two.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Myanmar's military held Suu Kyi in almost total seclusion for five years following the February 2021 coup, which ended a tentative decade-long experiment with democracy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
One cyber security researcher told me he'd been up all night trying to do it as an experiment, but it was proving very difficult.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
No, that’s not right; I actually fell over my own feet, which felt like they were being remote-controlled by a spider monkey during a sleep-deprivation experiment.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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The discovery builds on earlier experiments in mice, in which switching off Mitch in muscle tissue increased energy expenditure, improved endurance, and protected the animals from diet-related obesity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
In earlier experiments, Gross's team reduced the activity of MTCH2 in the muscles of mice.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Instead, their experiments showed that prolonged exposure could alter how cells behaved even after the original mechanical conditions were removed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Although the findings come from experiments in mice, they could eventually help scientists better understand human brain function and design treatments that target specific neural circuits rather than affecting entire signaling systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
When you read his book you are a ‘virtual witness’ of his experiments.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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She emphasized the hand-played over the programmed, and experimented with swings in volume and tempo, adding a level of unpredictability absent in much of modern pop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
The steam engine was the product of seventeenth-century science, which had experimented with vacuums, and with air and steam pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Together, these discoveries reveal that long before modern mammals became dominant, their ancient relatives were already experimenting with an impressive range of ways to survive.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
Sodipo said that earlier this year she encouraged her staff, which was experimenting with AI, to focus on bigger projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
Harker groaned and said, “And this is all arrayed against my darling! But how is he experimenting? The knowledge may help us to defeat him!”
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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