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Recent Examples of trial run
The city has used the Flock system since a trial run in 2021 and contracting with them in 2022.
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, March 14, Motz’s Burgers on Eureka Road in Southgate opened with a trial run for family and friends, though other customers walked in, with burgers and onions sizzling on the grill.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Boeing did so for the first time in June 2024, on a two-person trial run called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Students consider this year a bit of a trial run.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
On Saturday, March 14, Motz’s Burgers on Eureka Road in Southgate opened with a trial run for family and friends, though other customers walked in, with burgers and onions sizzling on the grill.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Boeing did so for the first time in June 2024, on a two-person trial run called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Students consider this year a bit of a trial run.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
Noun
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Each new burst of observation, each refined model, peels back another layer, showing us just how dynamic and surprising the life of a star can be.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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Habermas wasn’t alone in making such observations.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Noun
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APIs, standardized catalogs, checkout systems, and payment protocols like AP2 make agent integration natural.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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To qualify for the giveaway, members must download the C&G app and scan their rewards QR code at checkout.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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The last month has seen extensive rain, tornado watches, then warnings and flooding as the Des Plaines and Fox rivers were filled beyond capacity, Kumar said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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From weeknight dinners to Saturday afternoon football watch parties, these slow-cooker brisket sandwiches that only require 10 minutes of hands-on time are the tastiest solution.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Reopened later that same day after a reinspection found no violations.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The store later passed a second reinspection on Monday, April 13.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The second is the surveillance of James (Mago) Gately, a Hutch gang member whom the Kinahans planned to murder in 2017.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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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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While most of the people who work in the system really do want to help families, research shows that except in very rare circumstances, children have better outcomes with family members than in foster care.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Domingo discovered Pimp while doing research for his role as X in the film Zola.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then a perusal of several studies that spanned decades and oceans made my hypothesis cloudy enough to blot out that April Fools’ Day moon.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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While the Fox and Sinclair docs are available for perusal on the FCC web site, the WSJ editorial likely commanded a much greater number of reader impressions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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