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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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D-Wave Quantum: The company has cornered the market for “annealing quantum,” an approach tailored to optimization tasks like logistics and data sampling.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Three years ago, a group of scientists working from Susan Flores’ neighbors’ backyard using soil vapor sampling detected the presence of volatile organic compounds that they say may be associated with decomposing human remains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The inspector-general’s office told MarketWatch that those estimates were based on sampling payments made to beneficiaries in the past two years, though the figures are thought to represent total cumulative underpayments to the beneficiaries.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

However, it remains well positioned in the humanoid robotics market, with early-stage sampling underway with multiple customers, including start-ups and automakers in China and overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

He was sitting on his haunches and sampling from a crate of figs.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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