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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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While the large sample size and long follow-up strengthen the findings, the researchers note that unmeasured factors could still play a role.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

I had more trouble with voiceless consonants than voiced ones—one of the sample sentences for this type of SD reduced my voice to a whisper on nearly every syllable.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

So I got a small grant, bought a swab kit and spent a semester knocking on doors to ask classmates if I could sample the bacteria on their faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

There isn't a sample of blue up there to remind her of the sky.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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