trial and error
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After "a lot of trial and error" following TikTok videos, the 20-year-old Coventry University student felt confident enough to film herself cooking.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Rather than arriving at this design through trial and error alone, the team relied heavily on computer modeling.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Cement manufacturer Amrize uses predictive modeling to design custom concrete mixes, a process traditionally done through lengthy trial and error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
If he'd scouted carefully, by trial and error he might have found a place where these braids were only chest-deep.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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