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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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IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

"The laboratory utilized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI Laboratory in Quantico have worked in close partnership from the outset and continue to collaborate in the analysis of evidence."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The researchers caution that these findings come from laboratory analyses and should not be interpreted as proof of specific health benefits in people.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

The Energy Department will set the technical specifications for the machine, which is expected to be housed in a national laboratory by 2028.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

With a pair of kitchen tongs, Simon lifted the cannibal book from a vat of bubbling liquid that sat upon a makeshift stove, fashioned out of Bunsen burners from the Swanburne laboratory.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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