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Sample Music Verb Means Small Eslpod Sampled Listening

Id ESLPod_0871_WE_1417
Episode Id ESLPod 871
Episode Title Listening to Club Music
Phrase to sample
Text In this podcast, the verb "to sample" means to use a small part of a song to create a new song: "One of the most sampled songs in hip-hop is The Payback by James Brown." The verb "to sample" also means to take a small piece of something and eat it or use it in some way: "Would you like to sample any of our wines?" The verb "to sample" can also mean to try something once to find out whether one likes it, without an obligation to continue: "The music center offers special events where prospective students can sample a music class without signing up for a full semester." Finally, when talking about data collection, "to sample" means to ask a small group of people certain questions to learn about the larger group: "The evaluators sampled 20% of the program's participants."
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