trial and error
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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
"I started 3D-printing them and I made lots of little tweaks. After a lot of trial and error, eventually these started to work really well."
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Manufacturing HBM at scale requires expertise that must be built up over multiple iterations of trial and error.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
The criminals, like everyone else, are still trying to figure out how best to use AI through trial and error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Technology came first, because it is possible to make machines by trial and error without fully understanding the principles on which they operate.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
