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a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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The problem, of course, is that Vanessa left the experiment with Dave, her original partner, leaving Nick by himself.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Aside from all that, the experiment was from the outset fairly breezy.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Just a few months into the experiment, Congress acted to go back to standard time after complaints of children going to school in the dark on winter mornings.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
If this experiment works as intended, that’s exactly what will happen.
—Nicole Auerbach, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
Aside from all that, the experiment was from the outset fairly breezy.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Just a few months into the experiment, Congress acted to go back to standard time after complaints of children going to school in the dark on winter mornings.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
If this experiment works as intended, that’s exactly what will happen.
—Nicole Auerbach, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiment. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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