sampling

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The study, funded by the Morris Animal Foundation, involved sampling more than 500 snakes from two wildlife refuges in South Carolina and Florida, covering 29 species.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

He does not rely on anecdote alone but instead builds patterns from a wide sampling of Fourth of July orations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A group of tourists with cameras around their necks huddled by the counter, some sampling stuffed clams, others pointing to a large chart illustrating fifty different varieties of North Atlantic fish.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri