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Recent Examples of trial and error
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.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Finding the right fit can take some trial and error, Shen adds.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Yet Prows says finding the right tone and tightroping genres was an exercise in trial and error.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Testing out serums, in particular, takes a lot of trial and error.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Finding the right fit can take some trial and error, Shen adds.
—Erica Sweeney, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Yet Prows says finding the right tone and tightroping genres was an exercise in trial and error.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
Testing out serums, in particular, takes a lot of trial and error.
—Michelle Baricevic, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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With initial tests scheduled by the end of 2026, the partnership aims to achieve operational functionality in the first two years, followed by further development and expansion.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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Nissen and his fellow researchers’ test subjects took around 45 minute naps on average.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Global Times reported that the BCI device, a Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) creation, reached orbit this past December via a dedicated space experiment platform.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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In one of the experiments, the researchers would set two empty, transparent cups on a table between them.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Such experimentation has already surfaced.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García shares how her creative process is shaped by graduate study, mentorship, and hands-on experimentation — sometimes physically cutting and rearranging text to discover new rhythms and forms.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Interestingly, the characters on the coin are Chinese, even though it was produced in Japan during the mid-19th century — a common practice at the time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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On this day, as the NHL chartered most of its Olympians to Milan and teams stepped into a rink draped in Olympic logos for practice, the dream became real.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Designed for sports, workouts, and outdoor activities, including extreme situations like chasing a departing plane, the glasses feature a smart camera, immersive audio, and built-in Meta AI for everyday performance.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Keeliya Fleece Sweatshirt This half-zip sweatshirt is the perfect throw-on after a workout or during long travel days.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is just a small slice of what goes on daily at the company’s all-inclusive rehearsal and production space in two Tampa warehouses spread across 110,000 square feet.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Lance’s way of dealing with rehearsals and the shooting was very accurate.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Try adding in a few other dynamic warm-up exercises like high knees, butt kicks, and lunges for a well-rounded pre-run routine, per USA Triathlon.—
Sarah Klein,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
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Physical exercise plays an important role.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Some of those talks have sidelined antitrust chief Gail Slater, who inherited the Live Nation case from the Biden administration but has pursued it toward a trial set for March.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Seventy-three trial attorneys and seven appellate attorneys also continued legal education, logging 188 hours of training from the Oklahoma Bar Association.—
Raynee Howell,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Feb. 2026
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