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Example Sentences

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The trade association for the nursing-home industry downplayed the report, arguing it was based on a small and out-of-date sample.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

Grimes added citizen scientists in Plymouth and surrounding areas "can help overcome a key challenge in urban micrometeorite research, accessing multiple sample sites and processing material to build a national archive".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 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

Getting close enough to reach a sample, however, meant reaching into the mouth of the beast.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone