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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Akin to a host of hit college football docs, the doc will chart how players face off-field trials including juggling jobs, caring for siblings, food insecurity, cultural barriers, as well as confronting violence and poverty along their path to on-field success.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The robot’s practical limits remain the primary uncertainty until Tesla publishes operational metrics such as quick responses to human speech, cycle times for common tasks, or independent field trials.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Many of the endophytes Doty has characterized over twenty-five years fix nitrogen and promote growth in lab, greenhouse, and field trials but have a much broader host range than rhizobia, extending from farm lands to forests.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
To encourage the use of Wi-Fi HaLow in environmental applications, the best way forward is to highlight the results of field trials in smart cities, agriculture and industrial settings, like those profiled by the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
—Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The robot’s practical limits remain the primary uncertainty until Tesla publishes operational metrics such as quick responses to human speech, cycle times for common tasks, or independent field trials.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Many of the endophytes Doty has characterized over twenty-five years fix nitrogen and promote growth in lab, greenhouse, and field trials but have a much broader host range than rhizobia, extending from farm lands to forests.
—Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
To encourage the use of Wi-Fi HaLow in environmental applications, the best way forward is to highlight the results of field trials in smart cities, agriculture and industrial settings, like those profiled by the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
—Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Field trial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20trial. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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