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sampling

[sam-pling, sahm-] / ˈsæm plɪŋ, ˈsɑm- /


NOUN
cross section
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NOUN
questionnaire
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NOUN
random sample
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All are multi-instrumentalists, and their textural range is expanded further by heavy use of sampling, while the band’s genre-fluid tendencies may owe something to its origins in Bristol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But maybe Le Sserafim's most fearless move is sampling 1990s novelty song The Macarena for their current single, Boompala.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

One way to think about the system is as a group of specialized tasters sampling different aspects of the same complex mixture.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Here is a sampling of coverage from the MarketWatch technology team:

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Nothing that doesn’t look like a random sampling from the Housewares Department of the Eaton’s Catalogue.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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