trial run

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Following a trial run, the retailer will also expand its fine-jewelry offerings — an area it has tried to reinvigorate in recent years — to 350 more locations.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The Pathways trial, run by King's College London researchers, will look at how to improve care for children under 16 at NHS gender clinics.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Karol G last played the fest in 2022, a trial run for the history-sweeping philosophy of “Tropicoqueta.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

The first draw is a trial run for a scheme that the city could extend, the official said, adding that there was an "ecological interest" in reusing burial plots.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

I had been so lost in thinking about the dream that I hadn’t even felt him take my hand to start that trial run.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken