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Recent Examples of trial run
This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
Watch out-of-market NBA games for free during the three-month trial run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Pop-Up Grocer Founder and CEO Emily Schildt tells me that Sidekick has been picked up past its trial run, an indication that often reflects how a product will perform in larger retailers.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
Watch out-of-market NBA games for free during the three-month trial run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Pop-Up Grocer Founder and CEO Emily Schildt tells me that Sidekick has been picked up past its trial run, an indication that often reflects how a product will perform in larger retailers.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
Noun
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Jacobs-Jenkins’ astute observations of White American life from his perspective as a Black playwright are fresh and illuminating.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The highest ranking an asteroid has ever reached on the scale is four, briefly achieved by asteroid Apophis in 2004 before further observations downgraded it back to zero.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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The result would be U.S. consumers paying the price at checkout lines.—
Marc-William Palen / Made by History,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Students in college or graduate school can attend ADL summit for free using the registration code CAMPUS at checkout (register using this link).—
Suzanne Kurtz Sloan,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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The only way this deal works for Harrison and Kidd is if the Mavs win their second NBA championship on their watch, and Luka never wins a thing with the Lakers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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On her watch, the company has also acquired the catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, and Sting, among others.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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The team of experts is planning for a potential outbreak, focusing on public health surveillance, lab capacity, prion disease diagnostics, surveillance of livestock and wildlife, risk communication, and education and outreach.—
Jim Robbin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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He was arrested on February 6 in Leon County, Texas, following a surveillance operation conducted by the HCDA Fugitive Apprehension Section, and other law enforcement agencies, per a statement sent to Newsweek by the HCDA.—
Sophie Clark,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 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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According to the Chinese research institute CCID’s Consulting Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, there are some 80,000 robotics companies in that country alone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, reactions will vary between cases, and research is limited.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Austin American-Statesman 0:00 3:42 A perusal of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel records over the past half-dozen years or so might give the impression that the Democrat from San Francisco is just one more Californian contemplating a move to Texas.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Oct. 2024
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League and Drafthouse staffers have been busy transferring the 50,000 movies to thin sleeves, which will be stocked in cabinets in the theater’s front hallway for perusal.—
Eric Webb,
Austin American-Statesman,
22 Feb. 2024
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This voyage combines exploration and comfort, culminating in a front-row seat to one of nature's greatest shows.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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Sailings run from December to May, during which time the region’s unpredictable weather abates for long enough to allow for comfortable exploration.—
Justin Meneguzzi,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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