test run
noun
: an occurrence in which a product or procedure is tried in order to see if it works correctly
a test run of new software
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Barnes added that this contract will serve as a kind of test run for some of the changes, including reducing the number of days data is retained from 30 to 21.
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Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the sirens have not yet been fully brought online, their effectiveness was illustrated during a recent test run.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The project is a test run, of sorts, which city leaders will use to see what works, and doesn’t work, for traffic safety improvements city-wide.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, all of the tasks Neo performed in a test run with a reporter from the Wall Street Journal weren’t done autonomously.
—Matty Merritt, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2026
Though the sirens have not yet been fully brought online, their effectiveness was illustrated during a recent test run.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The project is a test run, of sorts, which city leaders will use to see what works, and doesn’t work, for traffic safety improvements city-wide.
—Kendrick Calfee
february 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, all of the tasks Neo performed in a test run with a reporter from the Wall Street Journal weren’t done autonomously.
—Matty Merritt, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Test run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20run. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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