big science
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of big science
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“I worked for NASA, so I’m a big science and facts kind of person.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2024
"It's like a big science experiment in your backyard," Kritsky says.
From National Geographic • Sep. 5, 2023
He has argued that “we live in a big science fiction novel we are all writing together” — but he’s not sure if it’s going to be a utopian or dystopian one.
From New York Times • May 11, 2022
This is a big science and industrial policy funding bill that also borrowed some ideas from Biden and some from other places.
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2021
Life is one big science experiment for Dad.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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