as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
people who oppose experimentations involving animals for the testing of cosmetics intended for humans
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And given the test this month’s worth of games against postseason contenders has provided, the Dodgers simply needed to hold on.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 June 2025 -
The Taos got inadequate results in the front crash test and for its headlights and pedestrian crash avoidance system.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Among the experiments to be performed will be studies of the effect of microgravity on the brain—crucial information to have in the run-up to long-term missions to the moon and Mars—as well as similar investigations of how the heart and muscles adapt to space.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Then, in March 2006, the five-year experiment was axed because not enough people were using the lane.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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“Experimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentation. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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