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tryout

[trahy-out] / ˈtraɪˌaʊt /
NOUN
test
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NOUN
trial run
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“That’s hard to do. But at many of these places, you can do a tryout and stay in a unit for a week,” said Horowitz.

From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026

But on the day it mattered most, she flubbed her tryout and failed to make the team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

With the World Cup a year away, the tryout period will soon be ending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026

The show is inspired by a 2022 short video featuring an undercover Eli Manning as a walk-on at a Penn State football tryout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

But if ye do pass this tryout, then all you’ll need to worry about is the finale next week.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

“Some of the people didn’t actually get to make it to tryouts, so there’s some people that are drafted that I haven’t even seen in person before. It’s all exciting.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

But, according to the coach, it hasn't deterred hopefuls from applying, and this year was the first year the team's considered tryouts from people who have seen America's Sweethearts.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Sitting in the center of the room, personally overseeing the tryouts, Wembanyama conducted a series of unusually loud job interviews—listening to chants, gauging volume and pressure-testing die-hard levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Any fan interested was to report to the Freeman Coliseum—a historic rodeo arena next door to the Spurs’ home court—for tryouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

On the day of tryouts, Ana, Nicole, and I met outside of the school cafeteria, where fencing practice was held.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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