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trial runs

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plural of trial run

as in observations

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The Arctic is also a world in flux, and van den Bemd is careful not to present personal observations as scientific conclusions.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Later experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer and Belle in Japan supported its existence, but all of those observations came from collisions between electrons and positrons.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of observations

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There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, but people were urged to closely monitor the storm’s progress.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect early Saturday morning, but people were urged to closely monitor the storm's progress.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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The proposal aims to restrict the use of self-checkouts in grocery stores and mandates how food retailers staff their checkout lanes.

— Wayne Pesce, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Some self-checkouts are changing Some retailers have changed or pulled back their self-checkout offerings, as previously reported by USA TODAY.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

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