experimentation
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experimentations
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Origin of experimentation
First recorded in 1665–75; experiment + -ation
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Look for programs that allow hands-on experimentation, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
“The New Abnormal” had a handful of compact songs that channeled the band’s ultra-cool early influences—think arty garage-rock like the Velvet Underground, the Stooges and Television—but “Reality Awaits” leans into experimentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Known for experimentation -- with printmaking, photography and stage design alongside painting and drawing -- he adopted modern tech as it emerged.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
England head coach Thomas Tuchel's pre-World Cup experimentation must surely end here and now.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Gilbert and Galileo were developing a new type of science, based upon systematic experimentation.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
"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
This leads to some interesting pairings and experimentations.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
Tight family bonds have always been part of the Mabou Mines matrix — the group, born out of the experimentations of the 1960s, blurred the personal, the artistic and the political.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
People see the demonstrations, but they don't see the trainings, the collaboration, the artwork, the learning, and relationships and experimentations that happens.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 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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