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Recent Examples of trial run
New shielding technology from NASA that protects against damaging lunar dust just passed a trial run on the moon's surface, marking an important milestone in the agency's lunar aspirations.
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Art In Schools is rolling out its nationwide project after a successful trial run in three schools in 2023.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Mulaney’s latest television project premiered last night on Netflix after something of a trial run last May.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
The Rising Stars tournament represented a trial run.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Julian Dossett, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Art In Schools is rolling out its nationwide project after a successful trial run in three schools in 2023.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Mulaney’s latest television project premiered last night on Netflix after something of a trial run last May.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
The Rising Stars tournament represented a trial run.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
Noun
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His observations are what sets him apart from everybody else.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
Noun
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For the moment, items that appear to be shipping from China do not incur an import charge at checkout.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The brands that win will be those that understand loyalty isn’t earned at checkout—it’s built over time, one unforgettable moment at a time.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Under her watch, the company distributed such festival firepower as The Boy and the Heron and Memoir of a Snail.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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While the Classic looks a little more built-up, and has what may be a larger, physical rotating bezel, both watches have what’s known in some circles as a squircle design.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Last May, a 2016 hotel surveillance video exclusively shared by CNN showed Combs kicking, hitting and dragging Ventura Fine – actions that were first described in her legal complaint.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, jurors saw surveillance video of the music mogul beating and kicking Ventura in an elevator bank at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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If teams receive good news during his medical rechecks, there’s still a chance he’s selected on day one of the draft.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Carter, 21, had a medical recheck in Indianapolis last week that showed the stress reaction is healing, and no surgery will be needed, per ESPN.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Our research team at the University of Georgia, led by Dr. Neil Debbage now at University of Texas San Antonio, published a 2017 study documenting ARs that hit the southeastern U.S from 1979 to 2015.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Telling the story of the Combahee River Raid, which took place from June 1-3 in 1863, took Fields-Black 10 years to research and three years to write.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Here’s the group, sorted by their walk rate over at FanGraphs, for your perusal.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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That data is transmitted to a nearby computer or smartphone, where it's recorded for subsequent perusal by a physician.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
18 Feb. 2025
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Filling my cup with adventure, exploration, pampering, and rest was everything.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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So far in 2025, lunar exploration has surged forward.—
Zhenbo Wang,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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