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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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There have already been a number of trial balloons thrown out and then retracted, including raising the gas tax, splitting real estate taxes with one rate for residential property and one for commercial property, etc. As trial balloons go, National Football League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue's about-face regarding the possibility of Los Angeles being awarded an expansion franchise isn't gaining much altitude. This year, 12 months before their three-year contract expires, labor and industry officials at Southern California ports are already floating trial balloons for negotiations. |
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