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After the test run, Petty concluded that it will take less than 90 days to clean the three skyscrapers that stick out on the city skyline over Crypto.com Arena and the Harbor Freeway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In my brief test run, the steering wheel rotated itself as the truck made careful turns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
In a test run that excluded magnetic fields entirely, the protostars moved farther apart instead of closer together.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Your early 60s is a test run for retirement, U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025
They've been mostly packed since the test run.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The test-run footage “is the work of a director with a vision,” says “Capturing Bigfoot” director Marq Evans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
It will make Stone’s start on Wednesday part-audition, but also part test-run, in case he’s needed again in the near future because of a potential injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
Mr. Mayorkas said officials have had a test-run of that policy since early January, when they announced a program to “parole” migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Nicaragua.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Meta has started offering it Australia and New Zealand users on a test-run basis, before it rolls it out in other countries including the U.S.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
A quick test-run showed that the antibody was also being regenerated.
From Star Surgeon by Nourse, Alan Edward
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