field trial
noun
1
: a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance
2
: a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended
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In field trials where two females were placed on an empty web, researchers saw one fight (7%) where the aggressor ended up killing and wrapping the other spider in silk.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
Panacea Biotech in India licensed the same NIH materials and started a large-scale vaccine field trial in 2024.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The first field trials are expected to start later this year, after a risk assessment.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Using Broadcom’s design, Scientific Atlanta built 2,000 cable boxes for the Orlando field trial.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
Panacea Biotech in India licensed the same NIH materials and started a large-scale vaccine field trial in 2024.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
The first field trials are expected to start later this year, after a risk assessment.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Using Broadcom’s design, Scientific Atlanta built 2,000 cable boxes for the Orlando field trial.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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