samplers

plural of sampler
as in samples
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole she put together a sampler of works in the police procedural genre

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Recent Examples of samplers Writing orchestral music, even faux-orchestral music using samplers and synthesis, is radically different from songwriting. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The more exacting work, however, awaits in the lab, where Ayikpa and others must manually count individual microfibers from each sample under a microscope, then repeat the eye-straining analysis with air samples from high-volume vacuum samplers and real-time sensors. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 The friendships were fleeting, necessarily occasional, as there were always church newcomers and samplers and people moving away. Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026 Performing in a cutout in the middle of a huge elevated ramp, Reznor, his Nails bandmate Atticus Ross and Boys Noize hovered atop a dense rack of synths and samplers. Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 The samplers move every 15 seconds, collecting pollen from the air. Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 Some chemicals are more difficult to capture than others, and environmental conditions such as temperature, sunlight or airflow can influence how efficiently samplers absorb pollutants. Yaw Edu Essandoh, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026 Present on each album since 2005’s Feels, he has often been credited with samplers and electronics and has always avoided the spotlight; his habit of wearing a headlamp during concerts perfectly epitomizes his studious, workmanlike role in the band. Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 30 Jan. 2026 During the Eighties, Dunbar started incorporating electronic drums and samplers into his work. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • The team investigated rock samples from half a million years of eruptions to look into Etna's origins.
    Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
  • And in Yakima, Washington, cleanup was delayed over 13 years even though more than 1,350 water samples taken from the Hyatts’ neighbors around the Army’s Yakima Training Center have tested higher than the EPA limit.
    Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • There will be 25 wineries, breweries and other vendors and samplings from more than 25 local restaurants’ best dishes and desserts along with live music and silent auction.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • The cases of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can live in mist and water systems, prompted the SNHD to conduct environmental samplings at the Wynn, confirming its systems were infected with the bacteria.
    Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026

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