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laboratory

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-, luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] / ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-, ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri /
NOUN
testing room
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Not long before McCarthy’s speech, the purported Russian spy Alger Hiss was convicted of perjury and atomic physicist Klaus Fuchs was unmasked as a Russian spy embedded in the Los Alamos atomic bomb laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

With measures such as the court hearing at the laboratory, increased surveillance and intelligence use, the Nigerian authorities are adamant they can rise to the challenge.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

While living aboard the orbiting laboratory, Williams contributed to numerous scientific studies and technology demonstrations.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The work also highlights the importance of close collaboration between laboratory scientists, clinicians, and patients.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

There were twenty of us in the laboratory, and we had to let the others know.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

It publishes quality reports on its website that it says are conducted by third-party laboratories.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

At field stations and in Stanford laboratories, the scientists measured how much oxygen each organism consumed under different water temperatures.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

"Infrastructure gaps are acute. Many rural schools lack basic facilities such as laboratories, yet learners are expected to pursue science and technical pathways," Mark Kasyoki, an education expert, told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

In 1926 and 1928, Loomis and Wood sailed to Europe to tour its great laboratories.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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