field trial
noun
1
: a trial of sporting dogs in actual performance
2
: a trial of a new product in actual situations for which it is intended
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Beehive fences as effective deterrents for crop-raiding elephants: field trials in northern Kenya
Conservation Letters.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2024
What’s next: Here’s the full schedule for track & field trials, which run through June 30.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Following successful field trials, Wolbachia is now used to help control dengue in more than a dozen countries.
—Catherine Offord, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
Christian Petersen / Getty Images Now looking ahead to the Paris Games, Thomas is competing in the track and field trials.
—Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 28 June 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2024
What’s next: Here’s the full schedule for track & field trials, which run through June 30.
—Rachel G Bowers, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
Following successful field trials, Wolbachia is now used to help control dengue in more than a dozen countries.
—Catherine Offord, science.org, 18 Apr. 2024
Christian Petersen / Getty Images Now looking ahead to the Paris Games, Thomas is competing in the track and field trials.
—Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 28 June 2024
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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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