kick the tires
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Republican senator Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, said congressional oversight is needed to "kick the tires."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
A significant chunk of the world’s population was on social media, so few people bothered to kick the tires on the app’s massive valuations.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
Now that the company has opened the door for would-be suitors, industry analysts expect others to kick the tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
"I believe that early adopters will kick the tires on the new OpenAI browser," said Pat Moorhead, CEO and chief analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
A scientist’s job is to kick the tires of a hypothesis — to try to falsify it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
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