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Noun
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Name what feels safe and consider a trial run of something that doesn’t seem too dangerous.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026 -
That resumption followed a trial run in December.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
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This upper stage is essential for placing the Orion crew capsule into the proper high-altitude orbit around Earth for checkout, following liftoff.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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This was a good move for my bill at checkout, but not so great for my skin.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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However, scientists need more observations to determine how common this process truly is.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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The double Sundance win has already fired up 2026-27 awards season watchers, with observations that Best Picture nominee Minari and Best Picture winner CODA both achieved the same feat in 2021 and 2021 respectively.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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Seventy-six signings have been made on Parkinson’s watch.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fresno has been issued a freeze watch.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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By that point, at least one nearby business had overwritten its surveillance footage.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Federal agencies halted overdose-surveillance networks, delayed youth smoking data, scaled back food-safety pathogen monitoring and purged transgender health information from websites.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rodents or roaches were found at three Dallas restaurants and nine others will require reinspection, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Dec. 2025
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Officials from Novo Nordisk’s Catalent Indiana joined the meeting and said the facility will be ready for reinspection by the end of 2025.—
Itzel Franco,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
14 Nov. 2025
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With so many books to explore and limited hours to employ, the library’s readers needed a means of deciding which books warranted perusal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Feb. 2026
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Olympic schedule There are too many games to list, but our new full Olympic schedule interactive page is live and ready for your perusal.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wednesday’s game was Minnesota’s Pink Game to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and treatment.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Test-drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test-drive. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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