as in trial run
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Safe Streets, a division of MONSE, said all employees also go through a background check and then a trial run working in community intervention before they are hired.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
9 June 2026 -
The first step in 2022’s trial run was to lower a collector more than two miles deep to the bottom of the sea.—
Harry Stevens,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The brand is brimming with wrinkle-resistant, cotton, and chiffon pieces, and shoppers can save an extra 15 percent with the code MPSummer15 at checkout.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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To keep her energy up, Cindy kept a bottle of Diet Coke under a checkout counter and sipped on it throughout her shift.—
Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Authorities said the trooper's observations during the stop led to a DUI investigation.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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These sound like honest observations.—
Staff Author,
Parents,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Intense downpours, hail and thunderstorms continued Thursday, with the weather service issuing tornado watches or warnings for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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That angered the Knicks, who decided not to go forward with plans to hold an outdoor watch party outside the arena.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Around the time Leyden disappeared, officials said Marcelin was seen on surveillance video buying a saw and cleaning supplies at a Home Depot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Anti-drone teams, surveillance-camera networks, special crowd management units and military and police patrols will operate during the duration of the tournament at Mexican stadiums, fan fests, airports, national-team camps and other strategic facilities in coordination with FIFA.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Reopened later that same day after a reinspection found no violations.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The store later passed a second reinspection on Monday, April 13.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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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
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New documents, at least, are out there for perusal.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
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Finally, in 2025, the work was done, and on July 30, the research team published its results.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Dozens of health organizations and research groups have formed an independent surveillance network to track the presence of dangerous pathogens in community wastewater—a sentinel for potential outbreaks.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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“Test-drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test-drive. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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