severe test
Example Sentences
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Of course, a more severe test of the global economy’s durability will occur if the conflict persists and the strait stays closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
“The first time I would see that is that if I had difficulty flying a helicopter — taking off and flying. It’s a severe test of your brain.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
He added: “This will be the most severe test of that system.”
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2021
The storm’s rains are expected to pose a severe test of New Orleans’ improved post-Katrina flood defenses .
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2019
At last the gun is completed; and the next thing is to subject it to a severe test by firing from it a charge of powder proportioned to its size.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
