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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Across the hall, the experts at PCLabs are painstakingly testing them, using clear and transparent rubrics to rate them on a five-point scale.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026 -
According to Spencer Whitman, chief product officer at AI security firm Gray Swan, the hard part of what researchers achieved with Mythos was autonomously finding the vulnerabilities within large codebases and then testing those exploits.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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What once drew a modest crowd now sees roughly 5,000 to 6,000 people pass through in a single day, sampling dishes from chefs with roots all over the world, Robinson said.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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But for two teams who both have generally played better on the road than at home this season, Thursday’s game was as much about sampling the other’s style and skill with late-season additions and injuries factored in.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Trying (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trying%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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