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trying (out)

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Definition of trying (out)

present participle of try (out)

as in testing

to put (something) to a test want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery

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Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday debuted its Atlanta Technology Center in west Midtown, a facility designed to consolidate the automaker’s North American back-end and testing operations in one place.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
The three-month ban that Sinner served last year after testing positive for an anabolic steroid did not come up.

— Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

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