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as in developmental
made or done as an experiment
an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
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as in empirical
based on observation or experience
asserted that experimental knowledge is vastly superior to idle speculation and theorizing
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Recent Examples of experimental
The musician was joined by his band for the entirely-instrumental live performance, which took on an experimental tone aided by the backdrop of a glowing blue sun.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Night Club 101—named after its address at 101 Avenue A—will host genre-spanning live performances and DJ sets, featuring indie-rock, jazz, electronic, and experimental artists.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
Google is also launching Project Mariner, an experimental new Chrome extension that can quite literally use your web browser for you.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
BofA began coverage of Amgen with a sell, saying the premium from the biotech’s experimental weight loss drug is coming out the stock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Night Club 101—named after its address at 101 Avenue A—will host genre-spanning live performances and DJ sets, featuring indie-rock, jazz, electronic, and experimental artists.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2024
Google is also launching Project Mariner, an experimental new Chrome extension that can quite literally use your web browser for you.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
BofA began coverage of Amgen with a sell, saying the premium from the biotech’s experimental weight loss drug is coming out the stock.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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New York, however, has been able to monitor Shamet’s progress after their developmental team, the Westchester Knicks, selected him with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NBA G-League Draft.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Since these factors and their varied combinations are specific to each individual, a one-of-a-kind developmental path is created, along with unique manifestations of any condition or disorder that may affect them.Sharief Taraman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The trio all hired the best-in-class consultants and advisers to handle the practical day-to-day grind, and usually persuaded the bosses that the empirical evidence offered a rational prescription.Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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Although the nation’s intelligence agencies have been divided over COVID’s origins, no empirical evidence has ever been published to support the lab-leak theory.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, after China’s national men’s team suffered a disappointing elimination in the preliminary stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the country’s anti-graft agency launched a far-reaching investigation into bribery and match-fixing in Chinese professional soccer.Nectar Gan, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The proximate cause of the breakup was the granting of a preliminary injunction against the deal by U.S. Judge Adrienne Nelson of Oregon.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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And, since a higher EQ is linked to all sorts of positive subjective and objective career benefits, including superior management and leadership skills, a positive appreciation of candidates’ impression management during the interview is in effect an accurate validation of their EQ.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Public Policy Institute of California, a think tank that conducts vigorous and objective research into vital state issues, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective reports.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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One bedroom, located in the cockpit, replicates the in-flight experience characterizing pilot and co-pilot chairs facing a front window, according to the listing.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Tom Chitty Like a pilot episode of a TV series to see what the reaction is.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 July 2024
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“Experimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimental. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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