practice run
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The encounter served as a practice run for Lucy's future visits to the Trojan asteroids, beginning with its flyby of Eurybates on Aug. 12, 2027.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
Athletes and coaches can also engage with it in natural language, asking questions about how a certain practice run went or advice on how to improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
"Sunday morning I was on the start line, first practice run, everyone's chilled out for the first run, but no, I was there, wanting to go flat out and just sent it."
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025
Harris took a practice run at California disaster communication and performed smartly, keeping her political options open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
On our first practice run we couldn't even get out of the harbor without shaming ourselves in front of the entire boating community.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
