test run
noun
an act of trying out a process, piece of equipment, program, etc., to see if it works properly.
test runs
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pluralof test run.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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By all accounts, the project is 99.6% complete — drivers in the LAX loop today can spot the people mover cars doing test runs on the tracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Rob Shield let Amazon use an Airbnb on his farm for its first test runs.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Iraqi oil producers last week made initial test runs of a production restart, government officials said, but hit pause when it became clear Hormuz wasn’t opening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Overall, in terms of safety, Speechify and PlayHT performed the worst of the tools, generating believable fake audio in all 40 of their test runs, the researchers found.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024
A far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele
