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field study

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noun

  1. (often plural) a research project carried out in the field See field

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That's thanks to the efforts of Colorado-based biologist Dr Daniel Blumstein, the head of a long-running field study on marmots, who was worried about its financial future after federal funding to universities was cut.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

A field study by the Global Initiative found that these high-dose pills are widely available in shops, stores and other retail outlets throughout Bangui.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Researchers in this field study how repeating influences, such as carefully tuned light, can temporarily reshape the way electrons behave inside a material.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

Joe McClure, Iowa Soybean Association research director, said the Stanford study largely confirms his organization’s research, though he thought the university researchers should do field study to verify their satellite-based analysis.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023

The Reservation, where my field study was made, is the most northeastern section in Douglas County, Kansas, and is approximately 5½ miles north and 2½ miles east of the University campus at Lawrence.

From Field Study of Kansas Ant-Eating Frog by Henry S. Fitch

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