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test-drive

noun

Definition of test-drive

as in trial run

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Noun

This could have been a trial run for a more permanent handoff of power.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
In a trial run in May 2024, the city installed the tech on two of its parking vehicles.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of trial run

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Sixty-three percent of poll respondents said their go-to move is to ask for a later checkout to get an extra hour or two for free, while 50 percent take full advantage of complimentary drinks and amenities like pools, restaurants, and spas.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026
Just over 30 percent said slow checkout experiences were their biggest frustration.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

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On October 12, 2025, armed and masked thieves broke into the museum and made off with cash from the register and at least one watch.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Ben Cook, a New York creator who posts about watches on TikTok, uses his Meta smart glasses to listen to music on runs and take hands-free calls.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft built to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
The language switch has done nothing to lessen its global appeal, as a quick perusal of the YouTube comments suggests, though there are some jokes Jakubović acknowledges would be inscrutable outside Bosnia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of perusal

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Meghan personally called animal rights attorney Shannon Keith, who runs the Beagle Freedom Project, after hearing about 4,000 beagles being rescued from overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the Envigo breeding and research plant in Virginia.

— Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
The research on this topic is extensive and widely debated, but a 2026 study has re-modelled a global individualism-collectivism scale to measure where each country falls.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

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