experimentation

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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Noun
  • The test works by measuring proteins beta-amyloid and p-tau217, which are believed to be hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • The Cuba native, who turns 42 May 29, refused a field sobriety test and was arrested.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
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  • Unbeknownst to her, Stitch is actually a mischievous alien experiment who escaped his home galaxy and is now being hunted by extraterrestrials.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 25 May 2025
  • The Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic experiment: that anyone born here is an American.
    James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
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“Experimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentation. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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