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as in sample
a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole
the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity
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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice
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as in to slit
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)
the shard of glass sliced my hand, and I started bleeding profusely
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Recent Examples of slice
Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
Also kicking off Wednesday, Oct. 30, is the $5 Meal Deal – two pizza slices and a 20-ounce Coke – available for loyalty members through Jan. 7, 2025 at participating stores.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Caveat: Plenty of kids younger than 5 and older than 14 go trick-or-treating, but this is the least imperfect way to slice the census data for our purposes.
Check out a map of all of the trick-or-treating hotspots around the U.S.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture and fry on each side until golden brown.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
Also kicking off Wednesday, Oct. 30, is the $5 Meal Deal – two pizza slices and a 20-ounce Coke – available for loyalty members through Jan. 7, 2025 at participating stores.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
Scallions: thinly sliced, serving with scallions provides a little freshness, bright color, and oniony crunch.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Caveat: Plenty of kids younger than 5 and older than 14 go trick-or-treating, but this is the least imperfect way to slice the census data for our purposes.
Check out a map of all of the trick-or-treating hotspots around the U.S.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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In general, the larger the sample size in such studies, the greater the chances are that the outcome will be statistically significant.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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So, for example, there’s a move to generate artificial data using artificial intelligence to increase our sample size.Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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Golden State didn’t qualify for the Las Vegas portion of the tournament.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Landeskog did not remain on the ice for the full team portion of the morning skate.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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The two chopped it up about pro wrestling and the intricacies of the sport.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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But thinking about the days of grocery shopping and hours spent chopping, baking and standing while stirring pots is the most dreaded part of the year for some.Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2024
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The sheriff’s office further alleges that Sykes gave the 10-year-old instructions to slit the throats of the adults temporarily living with the child.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Outside one center in June, protesters slit the throats of three pigs as a threat to Muslims believed to be living there.Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024
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The survey was produced for ABC News by Langer Research Associates, with sampling and data collection by Ipsos.Gary Langer, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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In fact, all of my tinkering and sampling ended up just confirming the original specs and brands.Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Many Democrats campaigned on a tax-the-rich agenda and advocated paying for other tax cuts by targeting those provisions, as well as rolling back the law’s tax cuts for corporations and individuals making more than $400,000 per year.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Consumers will find price cuts on tech gadgets, clothing, home goods, toys, and personal care items.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Berkshire also added more than 400,000 shares of pool equipment wholesale distributor Pool Corp. (POOL+3.51%), valued at about $152 million.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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EchoStar shares, which closed at $26.13 on Monday, were at $21.99 on Thursday, a sign that investors weren’t pleased with the sale falling apart — although the earnings report could have played into the decline.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The adaptation of García Márquez’s classic novel will be split across two eight-episode seasons and the new video reveals more about the series, one of the biggest ever out of Latin America.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Slice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slice. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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