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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Uber and Rivian didn’t respond to comment on the timeframe or locations for testing driverless vehicles on South Florida roads.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Decades later, testing during the appeal process showed the stains weren’t made by blood, but some inorganic substance.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The agency plans to remove soil at properties where sampling found concentrations of lead higher than 200 parts per million.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Blood and saliva sampling to measure immune biomarkers and examine how space alters the immune system.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
26 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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