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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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The trade association for the nursing-home industry downplayed the report, arguing it was based on a small and out-of-date sample.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

When Stafford obtained the warrant for Perkins’ arrest in November, he also secured a search warrant to collect a sample of her saliva.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"There are nowhere near enough river sample measurements to quantify inputs to estuaries along the entire Alaskan North Slope."

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

As a matter of simple arithmetic, that is far too small a sample to rule out my hypothesis if we take Pangram’s other claims at face value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Drones, I have learned from spending time with Fly—my sample size of one—are prone to exaggeration.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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