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Recent Examples of trial run
This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
Watch out-of-market NBA games for free during the three-month trial run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Pop-Up Grocer Founder and CEO Emily Schildt tells me that Sidekick has been picked up past its trial run, an indication that often reflects how a product will perform in larger retailers.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
Watch out-of-market NBA games for free during the three-month trial run.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Pop-Up Grocer Founder and CEO Emily Schildt tells me that Sidekick has been picked up past its trial run, an indication that often reflects how a product will perform in larger retailers.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
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As both a documentarian and frequent interviewee himself, Questlove says that he’s learned that using contemporary observations, especially from a subject, aren’t necessarily the best way to pinpoint their impact.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Direct observation eventually undermined the theory.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Jan. 2025
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While the sale advertises a 50 percent discount, the actual savings won’t apply to the government- and carrier-imposed taxes and fees at checkout, so the deals will vary on the itinerary.—
Stella Shon,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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The offer is available via Sephora’s official website, but not available in Sephora at Kohl’s stores, Kohl’s official website, Instacart, or at Instagram checkout.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
22 Jan. 2025
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The only way this deal works for Harrison and Kidd is if the Mavs win their second NBA championship on their watch, and Luka never wins a thing with the Lakers.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2025
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On her watch, the company has also acquired the catalogs of artists like Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, and Sting, among others.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
2 Feb. 2025
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Police are still searching for the man who attacked Young and Chanel after releasing surveillance footage of the suspect late Friday.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Jiang Kevin Jiang/Instagram Police obtained video surveillance from a nearby residence.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Crews are doing rechecks and searching offshore, because many people fled the flames by plunging into the ocean.—
Harold Maass,
The Week,
26 Aug. 2023
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Price is ahead of schedule with his rehab and due in town for a medical recheck this week.—
Dave Birkett,
Detroit Free Press,
13 Mar. 2023
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According to the Chinese research institute CCID’s Consulting Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, there are some 80,000 robotics companies in that country alone.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Feb. 2025
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However, reactions will vary between cases, and research is limited.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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Austin American-Statesman 0:00 3:42 A perusal of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel records over the past half-dozen years or so might give the impression that the Democrat from San Francisco is just one more Californian contemplating a move to Texas.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American-Statesman,
13 Oct. 2024
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League and Drafthouse staffers have been busy transferring the 50,000 movies to thin sleeves, which will be stocked in cabinets in the theater’s front hallway for perusal.—
Eric Webb,
Austin American-Statesman,
22 Feb. 2024
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Perhaps slightly more explicit and definitely more feminist, but thoroughly goofy in its exploration of the proclivities of the title characters.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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However, robotic exploration of this region could determine whether the ocean was ever present — and if life could have existed within it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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