experiment
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When participants were given cortisol before the experiment, they had more difficulty finding their way, and the normally precise activity patterns produced by grid cells became much less distinct.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Now with the charged battery in hand, I'm taking my digital camera to a DJ set as an experiment.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Evolution has effectively run the same experiment over and over again across different groups of arthropods," says R. Antonio Gomez, postdoctoral scholar in A&S' Department of Biology and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Because researchers already know the rocket's exact size, speed and point of impact, this collision turns from being a random accident into a rare, controlled experiment.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Janie, Mikayla’s best friend, raised her hand and explained that she, too, believed in animal rights and must be removed from the experiment.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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To determine whether C3 in the bloodstream also affected immunotherapy, the team conducted experiments in mice that allowed them to distinguish between C3 from different sources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
The new case is the latest proof that AI loss-of-control scenarios, once confined to science fiction and AI-safety experiments, are now a real-world issue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
"So simply for human knowledge," he added, "we need to have experiments like this".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Earlier experiments could continue for only fractions of a second because longer operation would cause the combustion chambers to melt.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Perhaps from this mentality, as well as from uncritical literal copying, came the medieval habit of reporting reported observations and experiments as if they were original.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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ME: Do you think if location and money weren’t a factor you would have still worked with hardware, or would you have experimented more?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
One ex-house flipper said he’d experimented with 50 AI-generated business ideas before landing on one he liked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
He’s experimented with formations and tactics, shaken up his roster and motivated players by demanding to know why they can’t make a deep run into this World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The nations have also experimented with direct barter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
As early as 1682, William Penn’s colonial government experimented with incarceration as an alternative to corporal and capital punishment.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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But cosplayers can also embody everything from fast food brands, internet browsers and memes to intangible ideas like gravity or hunger, while also experimenting with gender.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
On 31 August 1968 at Swansea, Sobers was looking for some quick runs to set up a Notts declaration - and decided to take on Glamorgan seamer Malcolm Nash, who was experimenting with left-arm spin.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
As the salad dressing category shrinks and sales decline, Clorox is experimenting with the size and shape of its products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Companies are also experimenting more with AI in online dating and social networking, raising questions about how technology will affect human interaction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Children’s voices, after all, are their first instrument—a child’s first exceptionally pleasant musical experience is likely to be hearing lullabies from a parent or guardian, and then vocally experimenting with his or her own voice.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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