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Marcel Peereboom Voller: Barking Dogs Bite, and That Is Due to the Problematic Owner
The author questions whether the term 'trial balloons' still exists, recalling when unidentified flying objects were often revealed to be trial balloons launched by politicians. These were used to test how voters and media would react to impulsive, often unfeasible ideas.
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