decisive test
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Finally, whereas the column focuses on threats to democracy and turnout as the decisive test for Newsom, several reports highlight more personal and practical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Those were supposed to get etched last week—only for Anthropic to undergo a decisive test for its oft-professed ethical boundaries.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2026
“And now a decisive test has been completed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The hearing in Judge Corley’s courtroom could be a decisive test for the F.T.C.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
More to the point, the bomb program was moving toward a concrete conclusion, with plans laid for a decisive test in the desert.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
