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stress test

NOUN
test of system functions
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The conflict has functioned as an accelerated stress test, compressing years of operational learning into months and validating or refuting assumptions about real-world system performance.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

This last supper of a season is a culmination of all their training, formal and otherwise, blending into a stress test that amazingly feels less stressful than many of this show’s loudest cortisol-spiking installments.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

The moves came a day after the Federal Reserve released its annual bank stress test results.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

Plus, big banks ace an annual stress test, and more bald men shake their heads at hair transplants and toupees.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 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



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