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experiment

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




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Sixty-one years after the VRA was signed, the county the march passed through is now the site of a live experiment in how much of that law’s actual protection survives Callais.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The pioneering experiment was carried out using OtaNano, Finland's national research infrastructure for nano, micro and quantum technology.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

"From this experiment, it looks like there's a dynamic interaction between the virus and antibodies that takes place as the virus begins to spread."

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

In an experiment in late 2024, Apple began providing users AI-generated news roundups.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

It is difficult for us to fathom fully the threat that Burr represented to Hamilton because we know that the American experiment with republican government was destined to succeed.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Aston, who dreams of working for SpaceX, even led children in experiments to measure lux levels and temperature during the partial eclipse.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In a series of experiments at Duke University, scientists found that the act of measuring an activity reliably reduces enjoyment, making it feel like work.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

In rogue AI agent incidents and many other experiments, AI has hidden what it was doing or generated false information.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In some of these experiments, AI agents escaped the sandboxes or otherwise breached test limits, reached the internet, and then hacked into other companies or improperly gained access to data.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Guiffart is old-fashioned; Pascal does not argue like this, and even Guiffart has to admit at last that the experiments may in fact be unprecedented.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

At her and Aggrey’s last rental home, she had experimented with growing plants in their tiny yard.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 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

None of the objects she'd experimented with worked; she had nothing positive to say.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

I’ve been experimenting with street art, incorporating wheat-pasting because it feels true to where I’m from and the communities I create for.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

And Bumble is experimenting with an AI assistant, called Bee, but didn’t share any current plans to abandon a swipe-based model or a subscription plan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

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

At that time, the military was experimenting with dive-bombing tactics for heavy bombers.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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