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Recent Examples of trial and error
Finally finding the simple natural linen one made up for all the trial and error.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Training begins in a simulated environment using reinforcement learning, where the robot improves by trial and error.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Inside, the bus reflects the care and intention shaped by years of trial and error.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Like others at IndieWire’s roundtable, Shawver emphasized trial and error, instinct, and trust — particularly in Coogler’s firm grasp on the concept and material.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Training begins in a simulated environment using reinforcement learning, where the robot improves by trial and error.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
Inside, the bus reflects the care and intention shaped by years of trial and error.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Like others at IndieWire’s roundtable, Shawver emphasized trial and error, instinct, and trust — particularly in Coogler’s firm grasp on the concept and material.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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Parents and neighbors submitted to polygraph tests.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
5 Feb. 2026
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Google announced plans in November to test orbital AI data centers by launching two test satellites as early as next year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Rather than a drastic discontinuity, Moltbook is best understood as the latest (and largest) in a line of experiments that tease out the limits of AI agents.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cameras are given access to document what the network calls a social experiment.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Such experimentation has already surfaced.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García shares how her creative process is shaped by graduate study, mentorship, and hands-on experimentation — sometimes physically cutting and rearranging text to discover new rhythms and forms.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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That judicial warrant is a court order, said Ian Macdonald, an attorney and partner in the labor and employment practice of Greenberg Traurig LLP.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The strike is based on an unfair labor practice charge filed by the National Union of Healthcare Workers against the two Kindred hospitals.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Daily Sun Essence Designed for all-day wear—from coffee runs to workouts—this reflects K-Beauty’s evolving approach to lifestyle-friendly sun care.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Team building began Friday at sunrise, when players gathered at the SDSU practice fields to begin nine weeks of winter workouts.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Back in November when the Grammy nominations came out, Ryan was in the middle of rehearsal for an opera in New York when Heggie texted him a screenshot of the Grammy website.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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That day, she was meant to be at rehearsal, preparing to return to the stage with Danity Kane, the band Combs himself formed in 2005 on the reality series Making the Band.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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With one or two exceptions, this trade deadline may just be an accounting exercise of slinging slop contracts back and forth with negligible on-court impact.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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On rest days, consider doing other forms of light exercise.—
Jamie Friedlander Serrano,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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