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Recent Examples of trial run
This battle over definition had gone through a trial run just a few weeks earlier.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
New ideas may get trial runs in spring training, but an innovation can’t just help a few players.
—John Cairney, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Getting ideas, doing trial runs and scaling it to apply to the whole house has made progress very slow.
—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
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
New ideas may get trial runs in spring training, but an innovation can’t just help a few players.
—John Cairney, Sportico.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Getting ideas, doing trial runs and scaling it to apply to the whole house has made progress very slow.
—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
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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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Harmon highlights Angel Studios’ innovative payment system for filmmakers, which is based on watch time for a film or show per month on the Angel Studios platform as a percentage of the entire watch time for all the content available.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The two limited-edition watches include the men’s Rainbow Mosaic, a clear multi-function watch with a rainbow face, and the Rainbow Logo, a women’s clear analog watch with a rainbow double G logo.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 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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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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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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The company also offers extensive vulnerability research guidelines, which is good.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Susan Handy, a UC Davis professor who studies transportation, previously told The Bee that decades of research show that adding lanes to a roadway only relieves congestion in the short term.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 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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Chinese coast guard ships have even harassed vessels conducting energy exploration inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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