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In 2006, the airline abandoned a plan to assign seats after a trial run and customer surveys revealed that travelers preferred open seating.
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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
Some 24 attractions have signed up to the initiative’s trial run, which will runs until August 11.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 July 2024
So consider his visit for the Copa América group-stage game between Brazil and Costa Rica something of a trial run for the 2026 World Cup, now less than two years away.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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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
Some 24 attractions have signed up to the initiative’s trial run, which will runs until August 11.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 July 2024
So consider his visit for the Copa América group-stage game between Brazil and Costa Rica something of a trial run for the 2026 World Cup, now less than two years away.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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