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Recent Examples of trial and error
This may be one of those things your son and his girlfriend need to learn through trial and error.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Moments of trial and error can make a movement phrase look like a Twister board game, as mobility and balance choices are made.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
But an overreliance on technology could intefere with the trial and error, frustration and synergy that are necessary parts of a musician’s artistic development, Mannion said.
—Mustakim Hasnath, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The robot then trains through reinforcement learning, repeatedly refining its performance via trial and error to improve stability, accuracy, and execution quality.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
Moments of trial and error can make a movement phrase look like a Twister board game, as mobility and balance choices are made.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
But an overreliance on technology could intefere with the trial and error, frustration and synergy that are necessary parts of a musician’s artistic development, Mannion said.
—Mustakim Hasnath, Fortune, 30 May 2026
The robot then trains through reinforcement learning, repeatedly refining its performance via trial and error to improve stability, accuracy, and execution quality.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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The percentage of test takers in the Fort Worth Independent School District, mostly high school students, who met grade level increased across five subjects compared to last spring, according to new End-Of-Course exam results.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 June 2026
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San Priy booked Canyon Ranch’s Longevity8 program in Tucson, Arizona a four-day stay that included diagnostic tests, consultations, hikes, walks and bike rides.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 June 2026
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Madonna hunts pheasant in the English countryside, Thomas Edison electrocutes an elephant, Harry Harlow conducts callous experiments on monkeys, and Jimmy Carter fends off a swamp rabbit attack.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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For future Artemis missions, the lander will also function as living quarters while astronauts collect samples, conduct experiments and test new technologies on the moon.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Rather than asking which training program employees should attend next quarter, leaders must consider how organizational systems encourage curiosity, experimentation, reflection, and growth.—
Michael Edmondson,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Their goal extends beyond experimentation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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So much of it comes down to economics, to not being freed from unethical labor practices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Several other unions also filed unfair labor practices over the unilateral nature of the policy change, which was originally set to be implemented on July 1, 2025.—
Kassia Bonesteel,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Twenty minutes, twice a week — that's the promise behind The Exercise Coach, where artificial intelligence and robotics are helping people rethink what a workout can look like.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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These rehearsals, still widely unknown and spanning from late 1943 through April 1944, involved dangerous friendly fire and suffered from serious coordination errors, resulting in the real-life deaths of at least 700 American and British soldiers.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The timing was already brutal because Travolta needed to finish the film in time to begin rehearsals for Grease opposite Olivia Newton-John.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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The Lancet analysis found that moderate activity — about 45 minutes, three to five times a week — was tied to the biggest mental health benefit, and that more exercise wasn’t always better.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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For a monthly fee, people could enjoy such games as bridge and Mahjong, and take Pilates, yoga and other exercise classes in the 6,000-square-foot center, Griffin said.—
Joe Marusak
June 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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The Karmelo Anthony trial continued Saturday for almost nine hours with about a dozen witnesses at the Collin County Courthouse.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Party leader Samvel Karapetyan is on trial for allegedly advocating for the government's overthrow, which the Armenian-Russian billionaire has rejected as a politically motivated case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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