lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

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Noun
The surrendered dogs consisted of several different breeds, including shepherd mixes, pit bull-terrier mixes, lab mixes, a hound mix and a pit bull-terrier-akita mix, according to police. Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 July 2025 McCauley directs the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his lab has modeled how different policies can reduce the global flow of plastic waste. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025 Mahan said the demand for data centers is significant because cutting-edge, low-latency computing capacity could help draw R&D labs that want to be as close to those data centers as possible. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 25 July 2025 Leaders must build simulation labs for training, capture tacit knowledge digitally and layer modern APIs over core systems to ensure continuity before the grid’s human backbone retires. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lab

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lab was circa 1868

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“Lab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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noun

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