trial and error
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Meadows says no one has deciphered why the vineyard produces such exquisite wines, but it is some combination of terroir, or environment, as well as 2,000 years of trial and error by the region’s winemakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
"It was a hell of a task...a lot of trial and error," he recalled.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
This allows researchers to identify promising molecules more quickly and with far less trial and error.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Getting implosion right required a lot of trial and error.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
