sampling
Example Sentences
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The inspector general’s office based its findings on a review of a selective or “purposive” sampling of 40 nursing-home inspections and admits the findings can’t easily be extrapolated to all facilities.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Berklee College of Music professor Joe Bennett noted that a sampling of AI singers suggests that the words used to "prompt" AI songs were "not particularly detailed."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
While preparing the sampling surfaces, Clough followed standard practice and wore nitrile gloves.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
“This count reflects only the animals that have gone through sampling and confirmatory testing in multiple labs,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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
