sampling
Example Sentences
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The group used a technology known as soil vapor sampling, which they say could detect volatile organic compounds associated with decomposing human remains.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Because Curiosity only carries about two cups of TMAH, researchers had to carefully plan the experiment and select the best possible sampling site.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 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
We did our rock sampling standing up, like Apollo astronauts.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
