test case
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Beijing played a central role in Zambia's debt restructuring negotiations, making the country a closely watched test case for how China works with Western governments and multilateral lenders to resolve sovereign debt crises.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
But the Dershowitz lawsuit may have been a less than ideal test case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
How they reacted and how they coped has become a test case for disaster planners internationally, as officials look for advice on responding to a mass hospital hack.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
He said he didn’t set out to create a legal test case but he wasn’t the kind of person to just pay the fine quietly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
What Priddy needed was a blanket legal order that would authorize him to sterilize a woman on explicitly eugenic grounds; one such test case would set the standard for a thousand.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
