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Recent Examples of trial and errorAfter a bit of trial and error, the team induced the cicadas to produce specific musical notes over more than three octaves, ranging from 27.5 hertz to 261.6 hertz.—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2025 Our mother figures and friends can serve as the best sources of inspiration for beauty tips and tricks, thanks to many years of trial and error.—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 May 2025 Blue Prince rewards curiosity and trial and error, with no combat or even jumping.—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025 Figuring out a method of fisting that feels good for you and your partner(s) is mainly about trial and error and having fun.—Quispe López, Them., 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial and error
Unbeknownst to her, Stitch is actually a mischievous alien experiment who escaped his home galaxy and is now being hunted by extraterrestrials.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
The Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic experiment: that anyone born here is an American.
The heart-rate sensor is impressively accurate, and the watch handles everything from workouts to snoring detection with ease.
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Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
The toughness of a workout or fitness test is relative to the overall fitness of an individual, according to Dr. Jason Perry, M.D., primary care sports medicine physician with Baptist Health Orthopedic Care in Deerfield Beach, Florida.
Choir rehearsals are now at 9 a.m. Saturdays, with concert choir rehearsals at 10 a.m.
The GriefShare Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays.
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Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
Universal notes that not everything may be available during this technical rehearsal phase, while operations are being fine-tuned for the grand opening.
What This Means For You While some cortisol-lowering practices can help reduce stress, such as getting better sleep and doing mindfulness exercises, a cortisol detox is unnecessary.
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Helen Carefoot,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
Like in many companies, the pandemic hastened Pirelli's speed of digital research and development exercises.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
Her late father was a defense attorney for the defensed in former NFL player O.J. Simpson's murder trial.
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Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
More than 350,000 Venezuelans face the threat of deportation following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows the Trump administration to end their protections while a federal court trial continues to challenge the legality of the program’s termination.
This essay is adapted from Jonathan Zittrain’s forthcoming book on humanity simultaneously gaining power and losing control.
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Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
Every element, including essays, recommendation letters and extracurriculars, should reinforce the student’s identity and direction and be presented in an authentic, personal voice.
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