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Serve as a guinea pig
Fig. [for someone] to be experimented on; to allow some sort of test to be performed on one. (Alludes to the use of guinea pigs for biological experiments.) Try it on someone else! I don't want to serve as a guinea pig! Jane agreed to serve as a guinea pig. She'll be the one to try out the new flavor of ice cream.
See also: pig, serve

a guinea pig
if someone is used as a guinea pig, new ideas or products are tested on them They're looking for volunteers to act as guinea pigs for a new AIDS vaccine.
See also: pig


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The results indicate a substantial presence of soy products with all diets containing detectable GN and DN, with DN consistently lower than GN.
The Fund's current plan is that following the successful completion of a number of additional acquisitions, it will complete a public offering of additional units, the proceeds of which will be used in part to repay the indebtedness incurred in connection with the acquisition of GN.
 
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