specimen
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Also, this specimen, borrowed from the Ducati North America’s press fleet, was a rolling showroom of touring/overlanding accessories, notably the two aluminum cargo boxes mounted pannier-style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The British record was set in Whitby by a 386kg specimen in 1933.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Preparations for a new museum building and permanent galleries scheduled to open in 2027 gave researchers an unusual chance to study the specimen in greater detail using high-resolution CT scanning.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
At first glance, he thought he was looking at a specimen that had been sick or injured rather than a new species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
If anyone had learned the specimen was being transported, they’d be focused on the armored truck.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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For decades, most known fossils of Paranthropus boisei consisted of skulls, including specimens with exceptionally large jaws and teeth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"By sequencing historical specimens, including the original type specimens, we were able to answer questions that have persisted for generations," she added.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
By age 20 he had been charged with keeping snakes without a license, and by 1984 he’d earned the name Snakeman of Redfern after police seized 50 live snakes and hundreds of frozen specimens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Using formaldehyde, a colourless chemical used for preserving biological specimens that is known to cause cancer, for keeping food fresh is strictly prohibited in China.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
All specimens sent to the Fish and Wildlife Service for analysis were found to contain insecticides in amounts sufficient to cause their death.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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