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experiment

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




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The researchers first performed the experiment in 2024.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The experiment comes as Disney has challenged other AI companies over the use of its intellectual property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

So in this experiment, particles were smashed together at high energy and scientists studied the material that was thrown out - the shrapnel of collisions.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Now, he wonders if they’ll be forced to end the experiment early.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Still, the experiment helped Bell and Tainter figure out how to make modifications.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Early animal experiments suggest that it can suppress appetite and promote fat loss much like semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, while potentially avoiding some of the drug's troublesome side effects.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The team also sees the discovery as a promising route toward producing customizable materials at larger scales, potentially helping move nanoparticle technologies beyond laboratory experiments and into practical use.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

A recently opened research and development site in Cambridge, Mass., uses AI to help speed up experiments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the first set of experiments, both compounds reduced nitration at the two vulnerable sites on HGF.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Thus Gilbert made magnetic experiments relevant to a well-established branch of natural knowledge, astronomy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In 2014, when he got laid off, Sonia-Wallace experimented with making a living from poetry by writing at farmers markets, festivals and the Venice Beach boardwalk — and accepting tips.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

While other parts of Europe have experimented with a blackout, it is now only present in the UK between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

We’ve experimented with retirement simulations of our own, but we struggle to get the projected probability of success below 90%, much less find a realistic path toward exhausting our assets over the next 30 years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

They experimented with resin, heating it by the fire, letting it boil and thicken, until it became an indestructible glue.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown

Walt Disney Co. is experimenting with using artificial intelligence to test out different concepts for music videos showcasing the lyrics to its songs, starting with “Go the Distance” from its 1997 animated movie, “Hercules.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Google has been experimenting with different ad formats within AI surfaces, Flax told MarketWatch, and he believes the company will be able to effectively monetize those conversational queries in the long term.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

The college has been experimenting in its canteen, external, offering staff and students root-to-tip meals, such as banana skin curry.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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

He sat for a moment smoking and experimenting.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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