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experiment

[ik-sper-uh-muhnt, ek-sper-uh-ment] / ɪkˈspɛr ə mənt, ɛkˈspɛr əˌmɛnt /




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Collins said the idea for the experiment came from two sources.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

After Wiegman's formation experiment worked so well this week, could it be an option for the future that brings out the best in Stanway, as well as others?

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

One can only hope that this disturbing episode will cause reconsideration of our half-century-long experiment with lethal injection, but I’m not so sure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

She compares the thought experiment to climate science, in which scientists put forward a range of climate change projections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

For my science project, I’m going to make a model of the moon’s surface and perform an experiment to infer how the moon’s impact craters were formed.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Fielder, whose series “Nathan for You” and “The Rehearsal” put real people through elaborate, often uncomfortable experiments, began to wonder whether the tables had been turned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Previous experiments involving animals have also identified the liver as one of the organs especially vulnerable to disruptions in the normal relationship between eating and sleeping.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

"It's stunning," lead author Daniel Collins told AFP about the outcome of the experiments, recalling the "eureka moment" when he first saw positive results and rushed to his PhD supervisor's office to share the news.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Their experiments demonstrate that carefully prepared light can be controlled through its own internal geometry, offering a new approach to manipulating how light spins and twists.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Her mother did this all the time with her experiments.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

And McDonald’s has experimented with this vision before.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The team also experimented with a simpler approach that involved burning birch bark near a solid surface, such as a stone.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

This focused exhibition brings together a selection of Jack Whitten’s work from the 1980s, a particularly energized period in his 60-year career when he experimented with form, material and meaning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

But we’re seeing AI very differently now that we’ve experimented with it and have a bit more notches on our belts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Mr. Underhill was a wealthy insurance executive who had first experimented with Spiritualism when he’d been widowed a few years back.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Together, these discoveries reveal that long before modern mammals became dominant, their ancient relatives were already experimenting with an impressive range of ways to survive.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

I went into the recipe expecting exactly that, was delighted to find it delivered and started experimenting with the same trick in soups of my own.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

As early as the 19th century, vintners began experimenting with dealcoholized wine using a process known as vacuum distillation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Okanagan Specialty Fruits is already experimenting with cameras from a Canadian firm called Vivid Machines.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

And at seven when Ma was experimenting with giving me a Mohawk.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds


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