test run
noun
an act of trying out a process, piece of equipment, program, etc., to see if it works properly.
test run
1 American
[test ruhn]
/ ˈtɛst ˌrʌn /
noun
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test runs
plural
test-run
2
American
[test ruhn]
/ ˈtɛst ˌrʌn /
verb (used with object)
test-ran,
test-running
verb (used without object)
test-ran,
test-running
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The hacks, which the company confirmed on Friday, occurred in May as part of a test run by the company Irregular, which was also involved in similar incidents disclosed by OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is thought this was a test run for something significantly bigger.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Officials were hopeful that it would open before the 2026 World Cup, which would have been a crucial test run ahead of the 2028 Games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
But the day of the shoot — there was a biscuit rig on the car, and the gentleman working the biscuit rig did a test run and lost control of the car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
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
“We haven’t had the luxury of the OTAs to test-run certain things, so we’ve got to be really judicious with how we use that time at training camp,” Roman said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2020
A quick test-run showed that the antibody was also being regenerated.
From Star Surgeon by Alan Edward Nourse
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