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Recent Examples of trial run
Prediction 4: New Telehealth Regulations Reshape Access Telehealth has come a long way from its pandemic trial run, but in 2025, the rules could finally catch up.
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The performance read more like a trial run for her upcoming stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar than a Christmastime jam, but honestly?
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
It was thought to be a trial run for bombs on flights to the U.S.
Moscow is also suspected of being behind arson attacks in Poland, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania and Latvia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The performance read more like a trial run for her upcoming stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar than a Christmastime jam, but honestly?
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
It was thought to be a trial run for bombs on flights to the U.S.
Moscow is also suspected of being behind arson attacks in Poland, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania and Latvia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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This is supported by other recent Hubble observations that imaged 100 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Instead, based on observations of more recent eruptions, an extremely hot ash cloud that dissipated quickly could have created the conditions necessary for the vitrification of human brain tissue to occur, the study concluded.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Plus, it’s currently being offered at a 50 percent discount, with an extra 20 percent at checkout.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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While the Swedish furnishing company has offered Taskrabbit assembly at checkout in the past, customers were only given quotes of Taskrabbit costs (this also required separate steps to book and pay on Taskrabbit's separate platform).—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2025
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They were asked to take off their smart watches and to take a pledge of integrity.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Having said this, given some of the allegations against Wallace are alleged to have happened on her watch, this could count against her.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Investigators spoke to witnesses, obtained statements and reviewed video surveillance footage before three people were arrested.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
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As surveillance expert Harry Caul, Hackman managed to convey all of the character’s paranoia, brilliance and utter isolation with little dialogue.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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Crews are doing rechecks and searching offshore, because many people fled the flames by plunging into the ocean.—
Harold Maass,
The Week,
26 Aug. 2023
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Price is ahead of schedule with his rehab and due in town for a medical recheck this week.—
Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Mar. 2023
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As a result, forensic research used that profile to find new investigative leads, per CBS News.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Providers must align their research claims with real classroom implementation.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 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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There’s been lots more happening in the snowy German capital, including politics on the red carpet and plenty of packages for your perusal.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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The installation features 11 projects blending art and science into interactive experiences focused on scientific ocean exploration.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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One of the main draws is its vast lagoon, the largest in French Polynesia, teaming with marine life, providing plenty of opportunities for underwater exploration.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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