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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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The physics of nuclear magnetic resonance had been a laboratory tool since the 1940s, but it took Raymond Damadian’s 1977 breakthrough to produce the first human scan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

By extending the productive hours of the factory floor and the laboratory, the bulb accelerated the pace of the Industrial Revolution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A toxic additive was also found in similar jars seized by police after laboratory tests in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the police statement said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

It’s the first time Voyager has been selected for a trip to the orbiting laboratory.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

It is a movement that feels like the song Rania shared with me on my very last night in the laboratory.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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