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sample

[sam-puhl, sahm-] / ˈsæm pəl, ˈsɑm- /




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Police in Austria have warned about potentially poisoned HiPP baby food circulating in the country, after a sample of the brand's purée tested positive for rat poison.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Critical Metals expects to begin a pilot plant program in May, beginning with a 150-metric-ton bulk sample.

From Barron's • 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

Mr. McCarthy also doesn’t reckon with differences among men of different ages, or ask whether his sample is representative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Dr. Carroll put a second sample into the microscope.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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