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
Burn-in is like a stress test of a component to detect problems.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“If the current stress test ends in two to three weeks, the economy should continue to grow, and so should corporate earnings,” reads a note from Yardeni Research published shortly after Trump’s speech.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
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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