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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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The breakthrough only came 12 years later, when Appeal was able to instruct scientists to take the sample and look again.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

But history shows this sample offers an accurate read on the entire earnings season — and the economy as a whole, according to Nick Raich, CEO at The Earnings Scout, which tracks corporate earnings trends.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Further, phthalate exposure was measured in the pregnant women from just one urine sample in the first trimester, “which may have introduced exposure misclassification,” the paper notes.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The differences in the outcomes can be attributed to the fact that the sample size of the New York Fed’s survey was smaller and responses were collected in November.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He visits one such winemaker on this particular trip, to pay his respects and sample the latest bottles.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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