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Recent Examples of trial run
With 32 teams from all six FIFA confederations playing a monthlong tournament at 12 venues across the U.S., the Club World Cup is something of a trial run for the real thing next summer.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
As the top swimmers in the nation start to gear up for the World Championships, the USA Swimming National Championships will serve as a trial run to see which competitors will secure a spot on the national team.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
When James moves beyond small trial runs and prepares to lift the Dove paintings, Terri seems to want to know as little as possible.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In the one and only trial run, conducted in 1987, emergency squads managed to erect only a fraction of the necessary infrastructure.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
As the top swimmers in the nation start to gear up for the World Championships, the USA Swimming National Championships will serve as a trial run to see which competitors will secure a spot on the national team.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
When James moves beyond small trial runs and prepares to lift the Dove paintings, Terri seems to want to know as little as possible.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
In the one and only trial run, conducted in 1987, emergency squads managed to erect only a fraction of the necessary infrastructure.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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The observation tower crowning Villa Beatrice offers the freshest breezes, the most exclusive dining table in the region, and a gobsmacking 360-degree view of the area’s natural beauty — and its glitziest homes and harbors.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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Host quarterly or monthly sessions where employees across roles share their observations, stories, and hypotheses about the market.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Powered by Adelaide, Forbes AI Your customers are stalling at checkout.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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There’s no end date listed for these deals, so head to checkout while prices are as little as $10.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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In early February, Olivier Giroud, the French striker who plays for Los Angeles FC, had his home targeted and $500,000 worth of jewelry and watches stolen, sources said.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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The limited series improved by about 11 percent over the 1.36 billion minutes of watch time for its premiere week.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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Though there were no witnesses, MacCabe said investigators recovered surveillance footage, including from the Flying J gas station in Lebec, where the jewelry theft occurred.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The truck had been out of the range of any surveillance cameras.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
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Automated services cost money but save you time, handle rechecks and can catch new listings faster.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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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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Hearing loss may account for up to one-third of dementia cases, new research found.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
27 June 2025
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The summary gives you insight into the rigor of my firm’s research and approach to picking stocks.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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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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This skepticism has its own science-fiction tradition, in which space exploration follows the patterns of exploitation visible already on Earth.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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But because each of these species was found in a highly specific area far from the others, the team suggests that more exploration will likely unearth other methane-eating sea spider species.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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