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And that officially started with Thursday night’s preseason opener at MetLife Stadium, a trial run for the new setup in a pivotal season.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
That adds to the theory that the cyberattacks were only trial runs, practice for when the capability to shut down a power grid would actually offer Russia a strategic or tactical advantage.
—Rob Knake, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2018
In 2006, the airline abandoned a plan to assign seats after a trial run and customer surveys revealed that travelers preferred open seating.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
But during a year-long trial run from 2019 to 2020, the prototype’s performance was an order of magnitude better than current space clocks.
—Discover Magazine, 9 July 2024
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
That adds to the theory that the cyberattacks were only trial runs, practice for when the capability to shut down a power grid would actually offer Russia a strategic or tactical advantage.
—Rob Knake, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2018
In 2006, the airline abandoned a plan to assign seats after a trial run and customer surveys revealed that travelers preferred open seating.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
But during a year-long trial run from 2019 to 2020, the prototype’s performance was an order of magnitude better than current space clocks.
—Discover Magazine, 9 July 2024
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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