shakedown

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However, over the course of the shakedown in Barcelona and the two sessions in Bahrain it appeared the top four teams - McLaren, Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes - will again dominate in 2026.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Moments later, the executive—herself a shakedown passenger—dipped a napkin into a glass of spring water and cleaned a scuff mark off a menu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

It strikes me that there’s a parallel to his shakedown of the law firms.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

The car is doing a brief shakedown test in Bahrain on Tuesday before the official F1 pre-season test at the track starts on Wednesday at 07:00 GMT.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

While the Mark I was still undergoing this shakedown procedure, Lawrence spent his time soothing official doubts about the MTA by citing the continuing threat of a shortage of fissile material.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik