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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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The field study then tested the models in a complete natural environment.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023

Bonell and her team recently conducted the first field study probing the physiological impacts of heat stress on mother and fetus, published in December 2022.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023

In what investigators say is the first field study to examine how this phenomenon works and its ecological impacts, they found that the stealthy flames draw nourishment from a surprising subterranean source.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

This year’s field study detected an 11-member pack on the main island’s eastern side and a five-member pack on the western side.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 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 Fitch, Henry S.

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