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Recent Examples of trial run
The tournament is serving as a trial run for FIFA to master the quality of its playing surfaces ahead of the men’s World Cup next year.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But the greater significance of their experiment may be as a trial run for a raft of other biomedical projects planned for low-gravity environments that spur cell growth.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 June 2025
But the greater significance of their experiment may be as a trial run for a raft of other biomedical projects planned for low-gravity environments that spur cell growth.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 13 June 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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The Office of Space Commerce, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been around since the 1980s as a licensing agency for remote sensing and Earth observation satellites.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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How The Image Was Taken The ISS is the best observation point humankind has for monitoring Earth at night but photographing lightning takes a huge amount of patience and trial and error.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Checkout Monitoring Systems One low-friction way to tackle shrink is by using AI to quietly watch for patterns at checkout, like frequent scan skips or odd item swaps.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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And unlike at Amazon, Brooklinen’s trendiest pieces come with special treats at checkout, such as a free canvas tote (yes, the one everyone seems to be hauling around city streets these days).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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Walmart The Lily 2 is Garmin’s lovely little lady watch.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
9 July 2025
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Remove any watches, rings or jewelry that could constrict swelling.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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Or they could be persuaded that financial surveillance of businesses for transactions over $200 is necessary to prevent criminals from moving money.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage and seeking witnesses to the collission, Orland Park police said.—
Daily Southtown,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 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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Some treatment options for hypersexual behavior are backed by research.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
9 July 2025
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Although there's much more to learn about the short and long-term health impacts of e-cigarette use in the general population, research is clear that nicotine consumption alters the adolescent brain.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Our partners over at the Condé mothership have been toiling in the e-commerce mines for days, gathering some tasty deals for your perusal.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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From my perusal of the list, the most surprising new member is Neon head Tom Quinn in the Executives branch.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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From France, Chichin’s work is an exploration of urban parks that create natural refuges in the heart of cities, reframing them as spaces of resistance and wonder.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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But Oppenheimer is a talky period piece, an exploration of a man and his mind, with only a flash-forward warning about doomsday tacked on to the ending.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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