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[trahy-uhl, trahyl] / ˈtraɪ əl, traɪl /






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The trial showed the Etcamah combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death versus the standard-of-care treatment, and the study will continue to assess whether patients’ survival rates improve, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

During the trial it emerged that the trafficking ring had submitted false information when applying for the infants' birth certificates and family cards.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

He is now standing trial on terrorism charges before a federal court in Buffalo, in northwestern New York.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

In a trial run in May 2024, the city installed the tech on two of its parking vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Eugene Hammond was able to drive the auto on to the Vigo County fairgrounds, where he demonstrated it in a time trial, finishing first.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Eli Lilly LLY -1.05%decrease; down pointing triangle is preparing application materials for its next-generation weight-loss drug, retatrutide, following data from two Phase 3 trials showing the treatment delivered substantial results.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Such substances have not undergone the kind of large-scale trials the FDA would normally require to establish safety and efficacy.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The last evaluation of the trials in England was in 2022.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Perhaps the same will be true with “Obsession”; Curry Barker’s copycats will try and fail to interpret the trials of dating when personality is a facade, and I’ll be left eating crow.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

When improvements in typewriters eliminated the problem of jamming, trials in 1932 with an efficiently laid-out keyboard showed that it would let us double our typing speed and reduce our typing effort by 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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