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trial balloon noun attempt, dry run, effort, experiment, experimental method, exploration, first attempt, inquiry, inspection, investigation, probe, research, search, stab, straw man, test, trial, trial run, try, undertaking, venture How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Wary ag groups say this trial balloon is loaded with lead. He added the bill "has holes so large, you could drive a hearse through it," while speculating that it is serving as a trial balloon to gauge public opinion on the issue. Adding to the drop-drip frustration [of military families] was a trial balloon floated this summer by the Pentagon to cut hazardous pay for soldiers in Iraq. |
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