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In the process of being tried, especially in a court of law. For example, He would be put on trial for the murder of his wife. [Early 1700s]

As a test of something, on probation, as in They said we could take the vacuum cleaner on trial and return it if it was too noisy. [Early 1700s]

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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.
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The challenge was accepted and the hay-wagon driven round and the trial commenced.
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He consented to the trial, receiving Planner's solemn promise that, in the event of failure, it should be the last.
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I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
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