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test-drive

noun

Definition of test-drive

as in trial run

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Noah’s old temple is only too relieved to bring him back for a trial run, now that they’ve been reassured his life partner will soon become part of their tribe.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The uncrewed aircraft, named Pegasus, traveled more than 75 kilometers ( around 47 miles) during its trial run.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of trial run

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Agentic checkout, when AI agents complete purchases on a shopper’s behalf, is moving from novelty to infrastructure, and the next few years could redraw how people buy online.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
One network with the scale to hunt scammers gaming commissions and the plugins quietly hijacking commissions at checkout.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of checkout

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The speech included observations that were hawkish on inflation, mindful of the real economy, and posed questions about the promise of artificial intelligence.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Over the decades, Ernaux has examined class shame through close observation of her parents’ lives, accounted for all-consuming romantic obsession, and transcribed fleeting encounters in supermarkets and trains in the Paris suburbs.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of observation

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Netanyahu’s opponents said he should be held accountable for the security failures that occurred on his watch and have demanded a commission of inquiry.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The president, meanwhile, has been trying to rally voters around the country, touting the economy as strong while downplaying the extent of inflation under his watch.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of watch

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Prosecutors say surveillance and body-camera footage contradict ICE’s account; the agency denies intentional contact, calls the indictment a political stunt and disputes local officials’ authority to investigate.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Kim Se Yun described the constant surveillance when abroad and at home as miserable and utterly asphyxiating.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveillance

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The problem was discovered during routine import reinspection testing, when a sample tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
During a routine import reinspection sample testing, a product was confirmed positive for listeria monocytogenes, the recall says.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of reinspection

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That experiment will conclude the earlier TESSERAE research program as Rendezvous advances its free-flying spacecraft architecture.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Academic explorations of how religious belief might influence attitudes to potential alien life are spotty at best, but that dearth of research could change.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of research

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