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 better news, the destruction convinced the politicians to extend permission for field trials in gene editing through 2025.
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Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In its announcement, DEFRA said researchers will soon begin further field trials of a test that only reacts to infected cattle.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
In the United States, for example, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency all share responsibility for different aspects of field trials and commercial products.
—Amy Gutmann, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Beehive fences as effective deterrents for crop-raiding elephants: field trials in northern Kenya
Conservation Letters.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2024
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Juergen Eckhardt, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
In its announcement, DEFRA said researchers will soon begin further field trials of a test that only reacts to infected cattle.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 5 Sep. 2024
In the United States, for example, the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency all share responsibility for different aspects of field trials and commercial products.
—Amy Gutmann, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
Beehive fences as effective deterrents for crop-raiding elephants: field trials in northern Kenya
Conservation Letters.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for field trial
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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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