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She's been floating trial balloons about a possible run for Congress.
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There’s already been a Washington Post piece reporting some deputies trying to limit the scope of tariffs behind the scenes, a trial balloon Trump has loudly shut down.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
If Zumwalt’s depiction is accurate, Nixon floated a trial balloon to see whether the military brass would support him in a coup d’état against Congress.
—Ivan Perkins, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2014
That’s why trial balloons like this are being floated on the Giants’ flagship radio station.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
These are the stories that resonate now, the innovations that feel fresh, the trial balloons for where the art form is headed.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
If Zumwalt’s depiction is accurate, Nixon floated a trial balloon to see whether the military brass would support him in a coup d’état against Congress.
—Ivan Perkins, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2014
That’s why trial balloons like this are being floated on the Giants’ flagship radio station.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 12 July 2024
These are the stories that resonate now, the innovations that feel fresh, the trial balloons for where the art form is headed.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Trial balloon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20balloon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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