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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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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

The primary objective of the experiment was to establish that an exceptionally thin layer of engineered muscle tissue could generate enough force for swimming.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

I start sketching my experiment on a sheet of paper.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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 separating resistance from the fluid itself from the confinement imposed by channel walls, the researchers could investigate viscosity without the additional mechanical interference that complicates conventional experiments.

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

At the same time, those who performed experiments ceased to be lonely and isolated individuals; they became members of an experimental network.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

But businesses grappling with mounting costs as more employees experimented with artificial intelligence realized they didn’t always need the most advanced options for most tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

But one of those summers I experimented with rodeo.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Nvidia, Ubisoft and other huge tech companies are already experimenting with generative AI systems that allow players to hold more natural conversations with NPCs.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

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

"JPL is experimenting with modifications to the MDV so it can make a brief overland flight after landing."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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