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Recent Examples of trial run
After completing the course, Elia proudly showed his certificate to the shop owner, who gave him a trial run to repair phones.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The next month, Westman described making a trial run by going to Mass in the morning and testing doors.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump has cast the move as a trial run before potentially expanding the federal crime crackdown to other blue cities.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
The easiest way to find out is to buy some compatible photo paper and give your all-in-one printer a trial run.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The next month, Westman described making a trial run by going to Mass in the morning and testing doors.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Trump has cast the move as a trial run before potentially expanding the federal crime crackdown to other blue cities.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
The easiest way to find out is to buy some compatible photo paper and give your all-in-one printer a trial run.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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Unlike terrestrial weather, scientists who forecast celestial events like the aurora rely on observations of the 93-million-miles-away sun to make their predictions.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
11 Nov. 2025
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Not trying to spark controversy but this is an obvious observation.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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Order fast to ensure the custom designs arrive before Christmas, and remember to plug in PET20 at checkout.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Still others balked at the checkout total.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sotheby’s estimated nearly a third of its watch sales in 2023 went to buyers age 30 and under, giving them priceless social currency.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Health inspectors gave the Sacramento Chinese restaurant a yellow placard following a reinspection.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Catfish Smith, located at 4620 Botham Jean Boulevard, had a score of 71 and will require reinspection within 30 days.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Aug. 2025
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Privacy and civil liberties advocates also warn these surveillance tools represent a grave threat and say there is not a sufficient regulatory framework in place or oversight to ensure federal agents are using new technologies in a way that protects privacy and constitutional rights.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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In short, Australia is developing an autonomous underwater surveillance network using local technology and ship platforms to monitor its northern approaches more effectively.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Automated services cost money but save you time, handle rechecks and can catch new listings faster.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 May 2025
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If teams receive good news during his medical rechecks, there’s still a chance he’s selected on day one of the draft.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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Filippenko did not participate in the new research, but his work has established a strong foundation for active galactic nuclei physics.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The research team claimed that this approach enables AeroMap to capture the main effects of drag without the high computing demands of more detailed simulations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now available for your perusal: All 1,749 (once proprietary and not-for-public-consumption) images of San Onofre’s nuclear waste canisters, just a mouse click away!—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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But a hockey team that has every player pulling the rope in the same direction can have a lot more success than a quick perusal of the lineup might suggest.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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