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Recent Examples of trial run
Getting ideas, doing trial runs and scaling it to apply to the whole house has made progress very slow.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The 26-year-old has already had a trial run at the captaincy.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
New shielding technology from NASA that protects against damaging lunar dust just passed a trial run on the moon's surface, marking an important milestone in the agency's lunar aspirations.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Art In Schools is rolling out its nationwide project after a successful trial run in three schools in 2023.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The 26-year-old has already had a trial run at the captaincy.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
New shielding technology from NASA that protects against damaging lunar dust just passed a trial run on the moon's surface, marking an important milestone in the agency's lunar aspirations.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Art In Schools is rolling out its nationwide project after a successful trial run in three schools in 2023.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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Before the Bears return to the field for another round of OTAs next week, here are five observations.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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But statistician Abraham Wald made a critical observation: those planes survived.—
Faizan Mustafa,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Be sure to use code SAVE at checkout to score an extra 30 percent through May 27.—
Rachel Trujillo,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2025
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More consumers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans Buy now, pay later plans generally let consumers split payments for purchases into four or fewer installments, often with a down payment at checkout.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The top 25 buyers spent more than $111 million and were granted a private VIP reception with Trump, while the top four also received a limited edition Trump Tourbillon watch that sells for $100,000.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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All his Thunder teammates were seated on stage in new Rolex watches.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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That letter decried the role of the ECtHR in adjudicating matters related to deportation and surveillance of migrants, among other matters.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Photo-illustration: Anjali Nair; Getty Images With President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the US government’s digital surveillance machine more powerful than ever, digital privacy should be top of mind.—
Matt Burgess,
Wired News,
26 May 2025
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Automated services cost money but save you time, handle rechecks and can catch new listings faster.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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If teams receive good news during his medical rechecks, there’s still a chance he’s selected on day one of the draft.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Per his wishes, his body was anonymously donated to UCLA Medical Center for scientific research.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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Another research on the UTMath benchmark, which frames each problem as a suite of unit tests across 1,053 challenges, found the best models solving just 32.57% of cases — roughly one in three — reinforcing Yip’s sentiment.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Here’s the group, sorted by their walk rate over at FanGraphs, for your perusal.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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That data is transmitted to a nearby computer or smartphone, where it's recorded for subsequent perusal by a physician.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
18 Feb. 2025
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The public and private sectors must keep funding and extending collaboration in the rapidly changing landscape with research and development and exploration in order to solve the numerous issues that lie ahead and enhance our quality of life and safety.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The film’s blend of humor, supernatural elements and folklore struck a chord with audiences, paving the way for further exploration of the genre.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 May 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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