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Following a trial run, the retailer will also expand its fine-jewelry offerings — an area it has tried to reinvigorate in recent years — to 350 more locations.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

As it turned out, that game on 14 January provided Trubin with a trial run for his Champions League heroics.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Karol G last played the fest in 2022, a trial run for the history-sweeping philosophy of “Tropicoqueta.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

The first draw is a trial run for a scheme that the city could extend, the official said, adding that there was an "ecological interest" in reusing burial plots.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

"Or we could just go see Dog and ask him to put us down for a trial run, see how good we can make a flip."

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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