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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 discovery was made possible by advanced spatial analysis technology developed in Sun's laboratory.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

A bedroom or a bunker is a plausible laboratory in a way it has never been for previous dual-use technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Much of the current support comes from laboratory studies, historical records, and limited clinical observations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

Volunteers surreptitiously carried blood samples out of Mambasa for testing at a government laboratory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In contrast, the ‘maker’s knowledge’ principle implies that if I do make a vacuum in a laboratory then I have a real understanding of what it is that I have made.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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