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noun

ˈsam-pliŋ

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as in sample

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole a sampling of shoppers said they preferred fresh orange juice over frozen

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verb

present participle of sample

as in testing

to put (something) to a test sampled the soup to see if it tasted good

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Real-time tracking cuts costly checks Nuclear facilities currently rely on a combination of instruments, physical security measures, manual sampling and periodic shutdowns to determine how much nuclear material is present and where it is located. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Higher-quality polls rely on expensive methodologies, such as randomized sampling, so many pollsters opt for cheaper solutions. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Economists caution against over-interpreting single-month CPI figures due to their inherent variability and sampling methods. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Diners hop from neighborhood to neighborhood sampling everything from upscale tasting menus to casual comfort-food riffs. — Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sampling

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On their 30th anniversary in business the couple spoke with The Bee about their start in Sacramento and how Marlene Goetzeler would offer free samples to people waiting in their cars for the freight train to pass at the nearby crossing.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The four samples contained mixtures of reactive dyes rather than the single dyes frequently examined in previous stripping research.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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The senators cited a fall 2025 UC San Diego faculty work group paper that found about 1 in 12 incoming UCSD freshmen were testing below high school math standards, a share that the report said grew nearly thirtyfold since 2020.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
The department has also started testing public-charge bonds, which can allow some applicants initially denied on public-charge grounds to receive visas after posting money as a financial guarantee.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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