test run
noun
: an occurrence in which a product or procedure is tried in order to see if it works correctly
a test run of new software
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The tool wiped an entire code base in live production without permission during a test run and then lied about it, Lemkin claimed.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The 12-year ban will be lifted in a test run when Lanús hosts Rosario Central in the second matchday of the top-flight Clausura tournament, Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia said at a press conference.
—Débora Rey, Twin Cities, 17 July 2025
The test run, first reported by the South China Morning Post, featured 41 robots developed by a subsidiary of Vanke, a large Chinese firm partly owned by the Shenzhen Metro.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
All of this is pointing to the challenge system coming to the game sooner rather than later, and after generally positive fan feedback in spring training, one more test run during the All-Star Game could solidify its arrival next season.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The 12-year ban will be lifted in a test run when Lanús hosts Rosario Central in the second matchday of the top-flight Clausura tournament, Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia said at a press conference.
—Débora Rey, Twin Cities, 17 July 2025
The test run, first reported by the South China Morning Post, featured 41 robots developed by a subsidiary of Vanke, a large Chinese firm partly owned by the Shenzhen Metro.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
All of this is pointing to the challenge system coming to the game sooner rather than later, and after generally positive fan feedback in spring training, one more test run during the All-Star Game could solidify its arrival next season.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
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“Test run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20run. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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