Some sports are played primarily by core players, while some mostly attract samplers.

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Samplers who experienced uncontrolled bowel movements wrote about them but also noted that they suffered only after overindulging on fats.

FORBES: Crowd Control

Over the course of five full-length albums, multi-instrumentalist Martin Dosh has built a signature style that involves numerous samplers and looping machines.

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The 1956 sci-fi thriller Forbidden Planet was the first major motion picture to feature an all-electronic film score a soundtrack that predated synthesizers and samplers.

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At Regal Cinemas, for instance, moviegoers are now offered drinks topped with CD and DVD samplers of tunes and music videos from Ashanti, Jessica Simpson and Elvis Presley.

FORBES: Pop Music

Arizona River Runners has operated since 1970 as an authorized concessioner of Grand Canyon National Park, and its seasoned staff takes hundreds of travelers through the canyon each year, offering a variety of experiences, from 3-day samplers to 15-day descents of the entire 225-mile Canyon.

FORBES: Grand Canyon Rafting