specimens

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It doesn’t hurt, of course, that this veteran dreamweaver’s key cast are entrancing, inviting specimens themselves, led by an inner glow of compassion in Leung that feels like its own natural energy source.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A team of Argentine experts are expected in Ushuaia in the coming days to capture and test specimens for the virus.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

That patient's specimen was taken on the ship, not in the US, Jackson said noting that there were two specimens collected from that patient, one of which was positive and the other negative.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He teaches her the ways of his newfangled art form, and she is soon bringing all manner of specimens into the studio, capturing them in carefully composed portraits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

She pored over specimens of huge azure butterflies that van Sommelsdijk had shipped home for his own collection.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman