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[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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The analysis was carried out using the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument suite, known as SAM.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission was supposed to do that in the 2030s, but the mission grew too bloated and expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

NASA's Perseverance rover has already collected a bunch of rocks for such a mission, called Mars Sample Return.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

But with both Clipper and Psyche now in space and Mars Sample Return shelved, the lab couldn’t find roles for some of the projects’ workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

For instance: Mrs. Sample, the mender, had to sleep on her couch because her entire bedroom, almost up to the ceiling, was crammed with clothes to be mended.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau




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