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Recent Examples of trial and error
Chiao is part of a booming new economy of professional experts in their fields who are training AI through a process called reinforcement learning, essentially grading AI’s responses and teaching models to improve through trial and error.
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
After hours of trial and error, Jeff eventually settled on a three-tooth design that provides enough force to advance the numbered drum, while still using a minimal number of teeth to allow the gears to rotate back with little resistance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
How does that feel, the trial and error of working with some producers that are not as encouraging?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of years of trial and error, breeders are beginning to use AI to analyze terpene profiles, cannabinoid ratios and consumer feedback at scale.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
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Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
After hours of trial and error, Jeff eventually settled on a three-tooth design that provides enough force to advance the numbered drum, while still using a minimal number of teeth to allow the gears to rotate back with little resistance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
How does that feel, the trial and error of working with some producers that are not as encouraging?
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead of years of trial and error, breeders are beginning to use AI to analyze terpene profiles, cannabinoid ratios and consumer feedback at scale.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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The Caucasian couple realized the baby was not of the same race, and genetic tests ordered by Score and Mills confirmed the baby was not their biological child.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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Tupay and other plus-size park content creators put those resources to the test, to see how plus-size friendly Epic Universe can be.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Schott's father, Joseph, who is now just days away from his 104th birthday, spent time doing science experiments and playing games with patients.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Supply partners echoed the need to move beyond experimentation.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Drake notes that even the brand name itself evolved from experimentation rather than long-term planning.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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But most leading proprietary AI model providers including Anthropic explicitly ban such practices.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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In October, following the bankruptcies of Tricolor and First Brands, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, pointed to signs that corporate lending practices had grown too lax over the past decade .—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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There have been lots of reports of more energetic workouts, more high-fives and more of the kind of laughs associated with a team enjoying working together.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Until then, Pickens could not show up for offseason team activities such as minicamp and voluntary workouts.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the recent rehearsal, meant to mimic launch day operations, the SLS rocket was loaded with and later drained of more than 700,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the studio, CYE’s first year has been packed with variety-show appearances, photoshoots, fan meets, performance schedules, and now concert rehearsals.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Stewart exercise represents an early step in that process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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On tour, Weir’s exercise gear, including resistance ropes, took up so much space in the bus that others on the tour had to stash their luggage in their own bunks.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sunday’s season finale of the HBO fantasy series ends with everyone, including the royal Targaryen entourage, departing Ashford after the conclusion of the trial and tournament.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Tobacco parallels The Los Angeles trial centers on allegations made by a 20-year-old woman, Kaley, and her mother that four social media giants intentionally designed addictive platforms that hooked her as a child and led to mental health challenges, including anxiety and depression.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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