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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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Beauty Pie said it was tested by 28 people aged 30 to 65 over four weeks but the Advertising Standards Authority said this was a "relatively small" sample size.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The state even instructs county officials to accept sample ballots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The sample included gorillas, orangutans, macaques, colobus monkeys, fossil apes and more.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

To be sure, this is a sample size of one.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

A sample of tissue could be extracted from the body and tested for the presence of an array of toxic substances—from strychnine to arsenic.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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