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samples

  • plural of sample.
  • present tense form of sample (3rd person singular).

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The most revealing samples were so-called primitive glasses.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

On Sunday, lines of police officers were combing the ground near the car, a Citroen minivan with a Berlin number plate, in the search for clues and taking samples of material from the ground.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

Layers of synthesizers bubble and brood; vocal samples drift in and out of tracks, flat and unsettling, alluding to God and human biology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

The force commissioned a forensic analysis of the dead kestrel and barn owl left on the doors and took DNA samples.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“Of course! She’s precious, Dr. Stone. Let me get some samples for y’all.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn