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Recent Examples of trial and error
What doesn’t work, for the most part, can be chalked up to the trial and error process typical for network comedies, which rely on regular fine-tuning to find their best self.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The military learned these lessons through painful trial and error, yet the self-driving community appears to be ignoring them.
—Missy Cummings, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Like in most experimental studies, focusing on mice first will allow for trial and error, but Montine remains cautiously optimistic about what figuring out a treatment will mean for this young patient population.
—Leanne Miller, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The military learned these lessons through painful trial and error, yet the self-driving community appears to be ignoring them.
—Missy Cummings, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
Like in most experimental studies, focusing on mice first will allow for trial and error, but Montine remains cautiously optimistic about what figuring out a treatment will mean for this young patient population.
—Leanne Miller, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
—Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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For now, As Deep As the Grave stands as a high-profile test.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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That's when Crosby was told there were concerns with his medical tests.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The researchers spent months building partnerships with distilleries across Kentucky, Illinois, and Canada to gain access to the samples needed for their fun energy-storage experiments.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is a hard shift for CIOs who have historically been rewarded for experimentation.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Smaller pours may also encourage low-risk experimentation, with multiple mini cocktails or tasting flights mirroring similar trends toward customization, such as a growing dipping sauce trend previously reported by Fox News Digital.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuit accuses the company of deceptive marketing practices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Many here worry that a case from Mississippi challenging whether ballots received after Election Day can be counted in federal elections could end Alaska's practice of accepting late-arriving ballots.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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New Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley was one of the head coaches on site for the workouts.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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How to Do This 5-Minute Plank Routine There are ten exercises in this workout.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
23 Mar. 2026
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During a performance rehearsal on March 19, RM suffered an ankle injury and was taken to a hospital to undergo a detailed examination and treatment.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
20 Mar. 2026
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The band’s management company, HYBE, said RM injured his ankle during a rehearsal Thursday but was expected to perform with some limitations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The orders follow weeks of speculation about whether the 82nd Airborne Division would join the war, after its headquarters unit abruptly pulled out of a training exercise this month.—
Dan Lamothe,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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The exercise included multi-wave saturation attacks on enemy vessels attempting to evade detection by using nearby islands and reefs as cover.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Without a trial, prosecutor Sarah Wendorf says there were many unanswered questions about Austin and Connie's claims of physical abuse.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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At the height of the protests, Iranian authorities signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.
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