stress test
Example Sentences
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Burn-in is like a stress test of a component to detect problems.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And any questions — ahem, mine — about how the barely-battled-tested boogie-down Bruins respond to a significant stress test were answered.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Conflict in the Middle East is delivering global energy markets their most serious stress test since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
The widespread cancellations will be the first major stress test for airlines since the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026
As one senior Morgan Stanley executive put it, “The risk officers came back from the stress test looking very upset.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
