trial and error
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And this is not the first Ebola outbreak the world has seen; there are many individuals and organizations who have responded to Ebola crises before and who, through trial and error, largely understand what works.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
"My medication is often changed and doses increased. It is still so much trial and error."
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
After some trial and error, he and a local blacksmith retrofitted a hand-cranked coffee mill so that it could efficiently twist wire into uniform barbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
It took some trial and error to arrive at the 15-minute construct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
I did not have many of the materials that the books discussed, but I learned through trial and error.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
