test-drive

noun

Definition of test-drivenext
as in trial run

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  1. trial run
  2. checkout
  3. observation
  4. watch
  5. surveillance
  6. reinspection
  7. perusal
  8. research
Noun
  • Google reportedly currently views Frozen v2 partly as a trial run and does not plan to produce it at the same scale as its TPUs.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Dublin, Ohio, gave a robot cop a trial run inside a public parking garage.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • As a result, relief at the checkout line may take longer than many consumers would like.
    — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Its comprehensive set of tools is packaged in a single platform, as opposed to other companies that require merchants to patch together different plugins for landing pages, inventory and checkout.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • According to Artem, the Russian position consisted of soldiers armed with small arms and radios and supported by a network of observation posts monitoring the surrounding approaches.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Accompanied by firsthand reflections from the photographers, these images offer a glimpse of how local communities gathered to share in the Cup, as well as the observations that stayed with the photographers who documented it.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Investors will be keeping a close watch on the listing of SBI Fund Management next week, as strong post IPO gains would increase appetite for new issues.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Co-owner Jeff Lyell closed a block of Morgan Ford Road and rolled in a massive screen, creating one of the city's largest and most authentic watch parties.
    — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • Civil liberties groups and other opponents have cited concerns about government overreach and surveillance from 3-D printer law.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
  • Scher sees the emergent surveillance aesthetic as something layered and self-referential.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • Food preparation in affected areas was stopped until the health department conducted a reinspection.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2026
  • Reopened later that same day after a reinspection found no violations.
    — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of reinspection
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The partnership brings together two specialized manufacturing approaches as the companies pursue opportunities in research, development, process advancement and commercialization of advanced composite solutions, the press release concludes.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • The authors evaluated decades of research on who is at highest risk of drowning and what interventions have been shown to save lives.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of research
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