test case
noun
1
: a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent
2
: a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
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Powell did not allege abuse as extreme as some of his fellow plaintiffs, who have claimed that Lorch raped them, but his trial provided a test case for many of the fact patterns and issues in the other lawsuits.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Prior to this, the controversial Doubao AI smartphone by ByteDance served as a test case for this very risk.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
And the Mission League tournament will be an interesting test case to see if things change.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
South Korea’s biggest banks are now a test case for the government’s push to shorten the workweek.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Prior to this, the controversial Doubao AI smartphone by ByteDance served as a test case for this very risk.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
And the Mission League tournament will be an interesting test case to see if things change.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
South Korea’s biggest banks are now a test case for the government’s push to shorten the workweek.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Test case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20case. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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