dummy run
Britishnoun
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Nasa requested a second dummy run be conducted in 2022 to be sure the errors had been corrected.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024
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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