sample
noun
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Before the month-long series of visits is over, 3,700 Gibson girls and boys will have sampled Hong Kong for four days, spent another day in Tokyo for good measure.
From Time Magazine Archive
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