sample

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When the district’s cybersecurity team reached out to a small sample of commenters to verify their identities, a majority of respondents said that they had not submitted the comments in their names.

From Los Angeles Times

The challenge is that reliable samples from decades ago are hard to find.

From Science Daily

Instead of discarding the samples afterward, he reused them.

From Science Daily

Scientists at the University of Reading, working with researchers from the University of Southampton and Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, have developed a method that analyzes urine samples directly.

From Science Daily

Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily