guinea pig
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At times, this makes the humble viewer feel a bit like a guinea pig in a focus group; the audience’s reactions are integral to measuring the film’s success.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
"I wouldn't want to be the first guinea pig," as "it's not so easy to have everything just smooth" like Apple has managed to do with its laptops.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
As he buttoned up a professional baseball uniform for the first time in his life, he understood that he was becoming the guinea pig in an experiment that has the whole industry watching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
After all, Vanessa’s boyfriend, played by the always absurd Jason Mantzoukas, brings his very ill guinea pig to the festivities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Rodents and other small mammals domesticated for food included the rabbit in Europe, the guinea pig in the Andes, a giant rat in West Africa, and possibly a rodent called the hutia on Caribbean islands.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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