as in samples
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
a television ratings service that monitors the viewing of a representative cross section of the general population
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The findings came from blood samples of 958 participants with an average chronological age of 70, who were taking the multivitamin–multimineral supplement Centrum Silver.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Oysterville Sea Farms is the place to see the best oyster beds and watch the boats come in and out and Goose Point Family Farm and Oystery offers samplings and oysters for purchase.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The activation extends throughout Grand Central with its Grand Brasserie and Campbell restaurants offering samplings and bottle engravings with purchase at Central Cellars.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Draymond’s tough assignments Draymond Green has a resume few stoppers in NBA history can boast, with nine All-Defense selections and a Defensive Player of the Year honor to his name.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Sox have interesting decisions to make with Alberto and Páez, who were Rule 5 selections in December.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Cross sections.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross%20sections. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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