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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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The new, 23-piece collection has been more than a year in the making and was a collaborative effort, with Bieber proposing the ballet theme and consulting on colors, fabrics, silhouettes, product sampling, fit and development. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Only 17% reported autonomous operation with either after-the-fact sampling or real-time monitoring and guardrails. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

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Silicon sampling troubles some polling traditionalists who are uneasy about ethical and other implications of simulating human responses. — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 Increasingly, though, designers are reconsidering the wisdom of presenting a completely new offering each season, considering the sustainability implications involved and the costs of sampling. — Emily Chan, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sampling

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But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Much of that comes down to, again, the randomness that's part of small sample sizes.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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These early pieces synced with the bitter mindset of the Pictures Generation of the late 1970s and early ’80s, whose artists took up appropriation as a means of testing authorship and ownership.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
That simulation is how GM — and other automakers — are testing future iterations of their advanced driver assistance systems.

— Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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