A trial balloon, or kite-flying (used in the UK and elsewhere), is information sent out to the media in order to observe the reaction of an audience....
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USS George Washington Parke Custis (category Balloons (aeronautics))
accompanied by General Daniel E. Sickles and others, ascended in his trial balloon from the barge off Mattawomen Creek to observe Confederate forces on...
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with U.S. News later clarifying that the rankings of that year were a trial balloon for the publication's entrance into the global university rankings field...
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both hackneyed and outdated. An equivalent phrase is "to send up a trial balloon". The phrase was associated with the advertising agencies then located...
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technique of balloon framing Snifter, sometimes called a brandy balloon Trial balloon, action to covertly gauge public interest Balloon, a troop from...
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used to tabulate the applicant's score. The remaining questions are "trial balloon" questions under consideration for inclusion on future NAPLEX tests...
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Loon LLC (redirect from Google Balloon Internet)
balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their building. The signal traveled through the balloon network from balloon to balloon,...
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Retrieved May 18, 2009. Whitt, Tom (May 23, 2006). "Pikachu Soars as Trial Balloon for a Safer Macy's Parade". The New York Times. Archived from the original...
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Angioplasty (redirect from Balloon dilation)
Angioplasty, also known as balloon angioplasty and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA), is a minimally invasive endovascular procedure used to...
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A gastric balloon, also known as an intragastric balloon (IGB) or a stomach balloon, is an inflatable medical device that is temporarily placed into the...
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Placeholder (politics) Plausible deniability Sacrificial lamb Straw man (law) Trial balloon Politi, Daniel (23 September 2003). "What exactly is a "stalking horse"...
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Archetype. ISBN 978-1101904657. Scott, Vernon, "Carol Burnett launches trial balloon,", March 22, 1981, United Press International (UPI), retrieved January...
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Bill Plante as asserting that the Meet the Press interview was not a "trial balloon" for the statement. Both Mutchnick and Kohan praised Biden's statement...
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Studios. The feature runs just 58 minutes and originally served as a trial balloon release for the syndicated Adventures of Superman TV series, for which...
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Balloon sinuplasty is a procedure that ear, nose and throat surgeons may use for the treatment of blocked sinuses. Patients diagnosed with sinusitis but...
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C. Layton (May 2018). "Balloon dilation of the eustachian tube for dilatory dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial: Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian...
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Wildstein, David (August 11, 2022). "Trump launches Van Drew for VP trial balloon". New Jersey Globe. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved...
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ISBN 0761315020. Scott, Vernon (22 March 1981). "Carol Burnett launches trial balloon". United Press International. Archived from the original on 2 January...
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Lutheran churchyard three days later. Historians have called this case a "trial balloon", a case deliberately selected to test and trigger the implementation...
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Iloilo's San Rafael Campus. The presence of this graduate school is a trial balloon of Ateneo de Iloilo's plan to become a higher education institution...
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demonstration. This followed the engineering industry practice of a trial balloon, an announcement of a non-existent product to gauge interest. Roberts...
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Save the World Parade" 1986 The Beachcombers Dave Douglas Episode: "Trial Balloon" 1987 Danger Bay Norris Episode: "High Five" Airwolf "Company" official...
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C. Layton (May 2018). "Balloon dilation of the eustachian tube for dilatory dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial: Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian...
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met her while he and other fellows were experimenting with balloons. Jenner's trial balloon descended into Kingscote Park, Gloucestershire, owned by Catherine's...
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he was willing to play "political hardball" to see it through. As a trial balloon he dispatched his ally Thomas Walker Gilmer, then a U.S. Representative...
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Mario Kart 7 features four single-player game modes: Grand Prix, Time Trial, Balloon Battle, and Coin Runners. Some modes feature multiplayer options. In...
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judge the reaction of the public to their plans before committing (a trial balloon). Leaked information may be plausibly denied without blame for proposed...
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Like most similar reunion films, this production was considered a trial balloon for a possible new series which never materialized. Although some personnel...
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a pun on 'transcendental' surpassing an obstacle." Ballon d'essai – trial balloon Pundit Nero – Pandit Nehru, first Prime Minister of India. "Eurekaarrgh"...
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that the initial focus on retiring the KC-10 in September 2013 was a "trial balloon" to call attention to Air Force operating cost issues. As of early 2013...
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