as in tests
to put (something) to a test
want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery
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The Middle East war has jeopardized Gulf nations economic plans aimed at riding the global AI boom, as an extended conflict tests investor confidence, raising questions over energy security and infrastructure resilience.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
25 May 2026 -
Bloomington officers performed several field sobriety tests on Gallion and noticed that Gallion had difficulty with them.—
Chloe Rosen,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Oklou shares the same melodic grace in her wandering arpeggios, and the spectral balearic timewarp of Torus’ Summer of Love samples Stockholm’s own Eric Prydz.—
Nathan Evans,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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Then, instead of measuring everything, the protocol samples only a small fraction of the copies.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Tries (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tries%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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