sampling
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Smilowitz added that these fine details, like contamination during sampling or preparation, or if the products were tested in powder form or prepared formula, matter in understanding the results.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
The survey, which goes to a representative sampling of U.S. households, found the rate of violent victimization hadn’t fallen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
The discovery also suggests that the apparent absence of early primate relatives in more southern parts of the Western Interior may have been influenced by sampling bias.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
“When you have kids like Young Thug with songs called ‘Wyclef Jean,’ and G Herbo sampling ‘911,’ you know, very few of us can connect those bridges,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
We spend the rest of the day entering adoption information into the computer and collecting my own sampling.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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