dry run
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The test involves a four-astronaut flyby of the moon as a dry run for a moon landing, perhaps in 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
"They've had a dry run and made it work, they know the pairings," said Europe's first Ryder Cup-winning captain Jacklin.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
They had a dry run together on July 13 when they covered the attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
The PGA Awards are often considered a dry run for the Oscars’ best picture race since the guild shares significant member overlap with the academy and uses the same preferential ballot to pick its winner.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2024
“We were hoping to see exactly where Paul will be going next week. He has problems with his eyesight—he’s legally blind—so we were hoping to make a dry run today.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
