stress test
Example Sentences
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Think of it as a stress test rather than a prediction.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 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
“It is the market’s stress test for the entire macro system. Below it, investors can still tell themselves the global economy is navigating turbulence. Above it, the story changes to something far more consequential.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 8, 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
When the stress test was finally done, Dr. Swingle said the results showed she was not well enough to return to fulltime work.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
