trial and error
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Meadows says no one has deciphered why the vineyard produces such exquisite wines, but it is some combination of terroir, or environment, as well as 2,000 years of trial and error by the region’s winemakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The criminals, like everyone else, are still trying to figure out how best to use AI through trial and error.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"The struggle always is to get more than two of the three to be good, and this is where trial and error only gets you so far," Simmons said.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
"It was a hell of a task...a lot of trial and error," he recalled.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Technology came first, because it is possible to make machines by trial and error without fully understanding the principles on which they operate.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
