acid test

Example Sentences

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Single stair, and the fate of Culver City’s ordinance specifically, represents an early California acid test.

From Los Angeles Times

"The acid test is people use the system and find it to be a good source of truth, or they don't," Mr Musk told our reporter.

From BBC

“The three-month deferral is taking that 33 days and tripling it to be extra sure, extra cautious about this period in the nucleic acid test.”

From Washington Post

However, travellers from overseas will still be required to present a negative nucleic acid test certificate for entry, the government said.

From Reuters

“It was an acid test for this whole squad but this squad proved how strong we are,” Messi said.

From Seattle Times