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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Anthropic is testing a new update for Claude that will allow the chatbot to automatically generate interactive visuals, charts, and diagrams for select queries.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Modern work is testing the limits of the human mind.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Clindamycin alone, taken in the year before sampling, was linked to changes in the abundance of almost 300 bacterial species.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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Wine connoisseur and Congregation Member Howard Hoffman of Total Wine & More will lead sampling of eight full-bodied, herbaceous wines.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Trying (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trying%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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