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That night the boy came back to report that the sample had assayed 70% ambergris.

From Time Magazine Archive

He seems to have an assayer’s report among his papers that promises big returns on some specimens he had assayed.

From Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys by Emerson, Alice B.

When these two marshals had assayed in all places to find passage and could find none, they returned again to the King, and shewed how they could find no passage in no place.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

Indeed, having gained a pretext by her ministrations to Lizzy when overcome by the suggestions of the dog sermon, Mrs Catanach had assayed an approach to her mother, and not without success.

From Malcolm by MacDonald, George

This is the ore we have not had assayed yet.

From The Squatter and the Don by Loyal, C.