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Recent Examples of trial and error
Her ascent to rap prominence followed years of consistency and trial and error.
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Char Adams, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
This meant that the traditional process of trial and error — with the keyframe animators coming up with the individual character performances, then the director giving feedback and the animators going back to the drawing board — would take too long.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
The martini went through four iterations over a month of trial and error, according to bar manager Alex Downing.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The best way to tell what fits is trial and error by many individuals over a lot of time.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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Char Adams, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
This meant that the traditional process of trial and error — with the keyframe animators coming up with the individual character performances, then the director giving feedback and the animators going back to the drawing board — would take too long.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
The martini went through four iterations over a month of trial and error, according to bar manager Alex Downing.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
The best way to tell what fits is trial and error by many individuals over a lot of time.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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Under the Constitution’s Elections Clause, judges cannot intrude on state lawmakers’ authority to regulate federal elections, but the high court’s decision did not set a specific test for determining when that boundary is crossed.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Rocket Lab leadership touted the company's track record with these types of test launches.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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This hour-long duet started as a brief thought experiment joining two powerhouse performers who’ve long been staples of Chicago’s DIY dance scene.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Although the scientists had notified dozens of countries, including Russia, in advance of their high-altitude scientific experiment, the information never made its way to Russia’s radar technicians.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Jan. 2025
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The four-time All-Star has set a deadline for talks of Feb. 17, the day before Toronto holds its first full-squad workout.—
Jim Bowden,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, sufficient sleep allows muscle tissue to recover between workouts and provides the energy needed to exercise.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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The union believes some of the company’s health care proposals are unlawful and amount to unfair labor practices.—
Judith Kohler,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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That issue cropped up during the company's normal practice of transferring official White House social media accounts to new control when a presidential administration changes, the company said on Wednesday.—
Katie Paul,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2025
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Soderbergh watched playback of each rehearsal to ensure the movements felt authentic to the scene and to his character of the ghost, who reacts to the events in specific ways, like hiding behind clothing in Chloe’s closet and floating up and down the stairs in search of the family members.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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This festival will be the culmination of a weekend of rehearsals, lectures, and worship at the Village Church.—
Del Mar Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that increased levels of aerobic exercise in the aging rats reduced the appearance of these markers, indicating a slower onset of Alzheimer's.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not all the gains of exercise occur in your muscles, anyway.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, his case against another tabloid group, Mirror Group Newspapers, went to trial.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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The trial, originally scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, was delayed by a day due to private settlement discussions.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Notice in her essay, there was not one representative from the Imperial Valley cited to support her criticism.—
Jim Shinn,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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In a 1961 essay for THR, writer Allan Hersholt recalled how his father, Jean Hersholt, landed his first acting gig at Inceville in 1915.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Jan. 2025
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