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as in ordeal
a test of faith, patience, or strength
living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial
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as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night
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as in test
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not
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as in headache
something that is a source of irritation
trying to have a coherent phone conversation with his senile father was always a trial
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as in experimental
made or done as an experiment
a trial medical procedure that should be considered only after all other options have been exhausted
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Recent Examples of trial
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Stagg spent 13 months in prison before his trial was scheduled to start in September 1994.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Raglan feeds Daniel the information that Armand, not Santiago, is the one who directed the Theatre des Vampires show-trial that resulted in the death of Claudia.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
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The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026
Judge bars certain evidence Weeks before the trial was set to begin in Los Angeles, US District Court Judge Anne Hwang excluded specific evidence that was front and center when prosecutors announced charges against Rinderknecht.
—Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
Stagg spent 13 months in prison before his trial was scheduled to start in September 1994.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Raglan feeds Daniel the information that Armand, not Santiago, is the one who directed the Theatre des Vampires show-trial that resulted in the death of Claudia.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial
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Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
3 June 2026
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Success after so much failure—gut-wrenching letdowns after episodes of Odyssean temptation to fleeting belief; too many to count—is almost an ordeal.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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These rehearsals, still widely unknown and spanning from late 1943 through April 1944, involved dangerous friendly fire and suffered from serious coordination errors, resulting in the real-life deaths of at least 700 American and British soldiers.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The timing was already brutal because Travolta needed to finish the film in time to begin rehearsals for Grease opposite Olivia Newton-John.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank's plan to invest 75 billion euros in building AI infrastructure in France underscored the nation's status as a leading hub, but Big Tech's lofty energy demands will put the wider continent's grid to the test, analysts say.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Lab tests showed that the plants without the active inceptin receptor failed to emit this volatile blend when exposed to either the synthetic In11 peptide or actual caterpillar oral secretions.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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In an attempt at shoring up the currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month urged citizens to pause gold purchases, conserve fuel, and avoid overseas travel.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Not just a lethal injection problem Carruthers survived a lethal injection attempt, but execution failures have not been confined to that method.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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Lyme disease, causing a fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2026
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Persistent headaches, scratchy throats and that foggy, fatigued feeling that never quite lifts may not be a virus or seasonal pollen.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Since the electron’s motional states are quantized, the resonator adopts one or two states during the experimental procedure, which is the potential building block of a qubit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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This experimental collaboration between a Guatemalan cellist and an American guitarist was conceived when Fratti, the cellist, praised Orcutt’s work publicly, prompting the latter to get in touch — the two worked on the album mostly in remote sessions.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Zelensky also posted footage showing explosions and several fires at one Russian facility and a huge plume of thick, black smoke rising behind a high-rise building.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Sherrill cited public safety concerns after officials reported protesters had set tires and chairs on fire, thrown makeshift projectiles and weaponized police shields.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Nvidia tried to buy Arm for $40 billion in 2020 in a preview of its SoC ambitions.—
Katie Tarasov,Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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The company additionally introduced a preview version of the Microsoft Discovery app, which individuals can download and run locally using a GitHub Copilot account.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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