stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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The shutdown has turned peak fall into a stress test for public lands.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Graham Platner is putting the Democratic Party’s interest in younger, fresher candidates through a serious stress test.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This requires more than just reactive measures; senior management benefits from the use of proactive tools like risk mapping, tabletop exercises, and stress tests.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Each order, each speech, each threat against democratic norms is a stress test.
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Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Graham Platner is putting the Democratic Party’s interest in younger, fresher candidates through a serious stress test.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This requires more than just reactive measures; senior management benefits from the use of proactive tools like risk mapping, tabletop exercises, and stress tests.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Each order, each speech, each threat against democratic norms is a stress test.
—Jason M. Blazakis, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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