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experiment

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




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The Guehi experiment may end up being a long-term fix with Maresca saying afterwards he provides "a solution" in the middle of the park.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Before the experiment, the mice received a cocktail of antibiotics for two weeks to deplete their gut microbiome.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Yabloko was founded in the early 1990s during Russia’s short-lived experiment with real democracy, when a rambunctious form of politics emerged and dozens of fledgling parties contested power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

He left in 1992 for Shenzhen, the buzzing heart of China's reform and opening-up experiment in the 1990s.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

His face was gray in the light, and he looked to me like some poor victim of a medical experiment.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant

Astronauts have collected samples of the fungus aboard the International Space Station, and previous experiments have shown that it can also survive outside the station.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

At the meeting, Jordan recounted experiments with Flock cameras he purchased legally.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Using a combination of laboratory experiments and computational modeling, the researchers were able to reconstruct the process in greater detail.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

The narrator of “The Behavior of the Hawkweeds” ruminates on her grandfather’s childhood encounters with Gregor Mendel, the monk whose experiments with pea plants laid the groundwork for modern genetics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

He goes on to explain that, with a partner, we’ll be conducting science-oriented projects and experiments around Driftaway Beach.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

He experimented with the grip the day before a Double-A start last year at the advice of coaches, liked how it felt and brought it with him into the game.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Furthermore, the company has experimented with a new “asset-light” option that allows customers to deploy Nebius’ AI cloud offerings within their own data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

In 2017, Danavle and her husband experimented with hydroponic strawberry farming.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The broadcast networks experimented with direct selling to viewers over the years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

She experimented with different methods of carrying the grain bag.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

While it still has only a handful of commercial vineyards, along with smaller growers experimenting with wine production, the amount of land being planted with vineyards is continuing to grow.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Some bars, Infante noted, are already experimenting with lower-priced cocktails and expanded happy hours after discovering there may simply be a ceiling to what customers will pay for a drink.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Gillian Anderson was once a young person experimenting.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

The potter would bark terse commands, which Tree-ear struggled to satisfy by whatever means were available to him—watching Min, watching other potters, experimenting.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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