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dummy run

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noun

  1. a practice or rehearsal; trial run

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Jamison Gibson-Park found Jones while too much of the Wallaby defence bought the dummy run from Tommy Freeman.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

Take last Friday night, for example, when his dummy run allowed Cengiz Under’s to score in the visitors’ 1-0 win.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022

Reine-Adelaide picks up the ball in the penalty area, skips over a challenge, carries the ball forward, lets Akpom make a dummy run and then plays Walcott in, and his finish is assured.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2015

Both of Sarries' first-half tries were well-executed, with Vunipola's dummy run creating the space for Ashton and Alex Goode to send Wyles over wide on the left for the first.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2015

Confidentially, we had a dummy run before lunchtime.

From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]

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