trial runs

noun

plural of trial run
as in observations

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  1. observations
  2. watches
  3. checkouts
Noun
  • The new system uses these additional observations to determine whether an existing description is reliable.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These observations do not replace income verification or transaction records.
    — Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of observations
Noun
  • Stonier argued that many of the watches the runners were wearing Thursday have built-in heart rate monitors and that the monitor worn by Koch connected to an app that did not provide results until after the race.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Like other new Moto watches, the Watch Fit 2 runs on RTOS rather than Wear OS.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of watches
Noun
  • 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
Definition of checkouts
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“Trial runs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20runs. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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