Trial
noun
A test or examination to discover if something works effectively.
They're doing trials of the new drug this month.
Often appears as...
- clinical trial
- trial period
noun
A formal examination of evidence in a court, typically involving a judge and often a jury, to decide if someone accused of a crime is guilty.
He is standing trial for murder.
Often appears as...
- criminal trial
- trial by jury
noun
An event causing difficulty or hardship that test someone's abilities.
His long battle with illness was a real trial.
Often appears as...
- face a trial
- a trial of strength
adjective
Relating to or denoting a process or device for testing or trying something out.
A trial run, a trial period
Often appears as...
- trial period
- trial run
noun
A test or examination to discover if something works effectively.
They're doing trials of the new drug this month.
Often appears as...
- clinical trial
- trial period
noun
A formal examination of evidence in a court, typically involving a judge and often a jury, to decide if someone accused of a crime is guilty.
He is standing trial for murder.
Often appears as...
- criminal trial
- trial by jury
noun
An event causing difficulty or hardship that test someone's abilities.
His long battle with illness was a real trial.
Often appears as...
- face a trial
- a trial of strength
adjective
Relating to or denoting a process or device for testing or trying something out.
A trial run, a trial period
Often appears as...
- trial period
- trial run
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Product Testing
Used for assessing performance or quality of new products.
After rigorous trials, the smartphone was deemed reliable.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Research
Critical for developing and approving medical treatments.
The clinical trials for the vaccine will start next year.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Use
Often implies a period where something is used before final decision.
We're on a trial period with the new software.
Pro Tip 1/3Product Testing
Used for assessing performance or quality of new products.
After rigorous trials, the smartphone was deemed reliable.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Research
Critical for developing and approving medical treatments.
The clinical trials for the vaccine will start next year.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Use
Often implies a period where something is used before final decision.
We're on a trial period with the new software.
Pro Tip 1/3Product Testing
Used for assessing performance or quality of new products.
After rigorous trials, the smartphone was deemed reliable.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Research
Critical for developing and approving medical treatments.
The clinical trials for the vaccine will start next year.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary Use
Often implies a period where something is used before final decision.
We're on a trial period with the new software.
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The strange case of the...
They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep with one scientist even living with the herd for three summers. After a decade of trial and error, the scientists finally found the culprit,
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History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
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The power of the placebo...
In these cases, placebos are often used as a control to fine-tune the trial so that the effects of the new versus the old or alternative drug can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect,
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Strange answers to the...
And he said, "Yep. Yep. Absolutely. I beat someone up when I was 17. And I was in prison awaiting trial, and my cellmate said to me, 'You know what you have to do? Fake madness. Tell them you're mad, you'll get sent to some cushy hospital.
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How to make your writing...
Humor is subjective. Comedy is trial and error. Writing is rewriting. Just keep trying. Find the flaws, discover the details, insert incongruities, incorporate k-words, and remember the most important rule of writing
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How does impeachment...
or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court, it's only the formal accusation that launches a trial,
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History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
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Trial by Oil PIPE National...
guilt the judges turn to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is
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Hydrogels as an...
include it helps reduce topsoil erosion and it allows farmers to use less fertilizer so what's next for the company they're exploring field trial
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Greatest Fights In The...
further trials fish must face the californian coast a wide range of species live here but all this life means competition for
Video examples
The strange case of the...
They collected the local flora and fed samples to lab rats, but struggled to replicate the effect. So they decided to directly observe the sheep with one scientist even living with the herd for three summers. After a decade of trial and error, the scientists finally found the culprit,
Video examples
History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
In these cases, placebos are often used as a control to fine-tune the trial so that the effects of the new versus the old or alternative drug can be precisely compared. But of course, we know the placebos exert their own influence, too. Thanks to the placebo effect,
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
And he said, "Yep. Yep. Absolutely. I beat someone up when I was 17. And I was in prison awaiting trial, and my cellmate said to me, 'You know what you have to do? Fake madness. Tell them you're mad, you'll get sent to some cushy hospital.
Video examples
How to make your writing...
Humor is subjective. Comedy is trial and error. Writing is rewriting. Just keep trying. Find the flaws, discover the details, insert incongruities, incorporate k-words, and remember the most important rule of writing
Video examples
How does impeachment...
or the world? That's where impeachment comes in. Impeachment isn't the same as actually removing someone from office. Like an indictment in criminal court, it's only the formal accusation that launches a trial,
Video examples
History vs. Cleopatra -...
and later writers filled the gaps with rumors and stereotypes. We may never know the full truth of her life and her reign, but we can separate fact from rumor by putting history on trial.
Video examples
Trial by Oil PIPE National...
guilt the judges turn to the oil for both accuser and accused a trial by oil as a measure of their conviction let's go the oil has reached its final boiling point the moment of truth is
Video examples
Hydrogels as an...
include it helps reduce topsoil erosion and it allows farmers to use less fertilizer so what's next for the company they're exploring field trial
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
further trials fish must face the californian coast a wide range of species live here but all this life means competition for
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Kathryn Minshew
American Businesswoman
If you're able to arrange a trial period with a new hire, do it. It will give both of you a chance to make sure the position is a good fit - and can help you avoid being in the awkward situation of wanting to fire someone three or four weeks in.
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Leven Rambin
American Actress
So I always think it's important to allow someone to reveal themself. If you notice something about someone that you like, it could really tell you something about who they are during a time of trial. The truth will come out.
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Isaac Wright Jr.
Even on the witness stand at trial, there were people up there and I had no clue who they were. I had never seen them a day in my life and they were pointing the finger at me saying that I was their boss.
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Taysom Hill
American Athlete
Listen, trials and difficult times can help you become better and move forward, or they can cause you to step backward. It's how you handle those situations that shows who you can become.
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Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
If I had not passed through trial - through passion, one could say - through these years so painful and so rich, I don't believe I could take on my life and my career as I do today.
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Joe Russo
American Director
Characters have to make sacrifices. To really, really feel the true emotion and the hero's journey, they have to go through trials, and those trials could cost them something.
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Maddie Marlow
American Musician
I'm not going to allow my trials to defeat me, I'm going to let them build me up and learn from them and take as much wisdom as I can from each trial.
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Eric Clapton
British Musician
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
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Patty Hearst
American Celebrity
And, you know, like I said, I'm not looking forward to a trial.
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Sooraj Pancholi
Indian Actor
Unless you go to trial, you don't know what the truth is.
Quote examples
Kathryn Minshew
American Businesswoman
If you're able to arrange a trial period with a new hire, do it. It will give both of you a chance to make sure the position is a good fit - and can help you avoid being in the awkward situation of wanting to fire someone three or four weeks in.
Quote examples
Leven Rambin
American Actress
So I always think it's important to allow someone to reveal themself. If you notice something about someone that you like, it could really tell you something about who they are during a time of trial. The truth will come out.
Quote examples
Isaac Wright Jr.
Even on the witness stand at trial, there were people up there and I had no clue who they were. I had never seen them a day in my life and they were pointing the finger at me saying that I was their boss.
Quote examples
Taysom Hill
American Athlete
Listen, trials and difficult times can help you become better and move forward, or they can cause you to step backward. It's how you handle those situations that shows who you can become.
Quote examples
Isabelle Adjani
French Actress
If I had not passed through trial - through passion, one could say - through these years so painful and so rich, I don't believe I could take on my life and my career as I do today.
Quote examples
Joe Russo
American Director
Characters have to make sacrifices. To really, really feel the true emotion and the hero's journey, they have to go through trials, and those trials could cost them something.
Quote examples
Maddie Marlow
American Musician
I'm not going to allow my trials to defeat me, I'm going to let them build me up and learn from them and take as much wisdom as I can from each trial.
Quote examples
Eric Clapton
British Musician
The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my life.
Quote examples
Patty Hearst
American Celebrity
And, you know, like I said, I'm not looking forward to a trial.
Quote examples
Sooraj Pancholi
Indian Actor
Unless you go to trial, you don't know what the truth is.
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