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 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
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
Dr Khashayar Kazemzadeh, a lecturer in transport planning at The University of Manchester, thinks governments around the world are still in a trial and error phase here.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It took some trial and error, but Penelope soon discovered that Alexander would get in the tub only if the water was quite cool and perfectly still.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
