test run
noun
: an occurrence in which a product or procedure is tried in order to see if it works correctly
a test run of new software
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Clad in the most extreme version of their style, the individual then goes out for a night on the town, giving their new style a test run.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s going to build up to the residency — a test run, at first — and that’s going to lead to a final tour.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
This year’s version happened last Sunday, allowing for a test run of traffic and parking plans before the A’s host the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That included a test run of payload deployment and reentry experiments that the company hoped would lead to a future launch with the upper stage landing back at the Texas launch site.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2025
That’s going to build up to the residency — a test run, at first — and that’s going to lead to a final tour.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
This year’s version happened last Sunday, allowing for a test run of traffic and parking plans before the A’s host the Chicago Cubs on Monday.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That included a test run of payload deployment and reentry experiments that the company hoped would lead to a future launch with the upper stage landing back at the Texas launch site.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Test run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20run. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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