experimentation
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experimentations
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Origin of experimentation
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation
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Its unusual combination of bird-like anatomy, dinosaur-style predatory features, and apparent flightlessness provides a revealing glimpse into that evolutionary experimentation.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Herman’s latest exhibition at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in Hollywood, “California Poppies,” embraces the same logic of experimentation and assemblage found in his home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
During the past 15 years, Ms. Davis has established herself as one of the leading pianists in jazz and a relentless advocate of experimentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In its finest moments, the box set captures the astonishing level of musical development that will energize the remainder of The Beatles’ career, a period of unparalleled pop-cultural ambition and stylistic experimentation.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
But the growing commercial confidence of Broadway and Hollywood musicals and of their songwriters blossomed at a time when classical music was struggling to find a sense of purpose beyond mere experimentation.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Washington artists used mind-bending jazz experimentations to question deep-seated social and economic systems, and needled billionaire tech villains through hummable punk bops.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
"Legal language is not the right place for minoritarian innovative experimentations," the Accademia said in a six-page opinion that Reuters reviewed on Monday, after the Corriere della Sera newspaper first reported on it.
From Reuters ● Mar. 20, 2023
My experimentations with homemade soap began when I became enamored with making things at home, like maintaining my own sourdough starter, painting my own kitchen cabinets, and repairing my own clothes.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2022
He has gained national, even global, fame as the “mango man” for his decades of experimentations.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
All of this Mia knew already, from Mr. Wilkinson’s tutelage and her own experimentations over the years.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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