testing ground
noun
1
: a place where machines, vehicles, etc., are tested to see if they are working correctly
a testing ground for weapons
2
: a place or situation in which new ideas, methods, etc., can be tried
Her class served as a testing ground for new teaching methods.
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The district is known as a testing ground for AI and new energy vehicle companies.
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Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
From customizing tools like smaller keyboards and twin laptops, to redefining De Lagarde’s role entirely, Janus Henderson became a testing ground for accessibility-first innovation.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
And yet, with the Ukraine war providing a real-time testing ground for new tech, there are signs of change.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Bauhaus Human Scale In Stuttgart Stuttgart’s Weissenhof Estate, built in 1927, was a testing ground for modernist ideas.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
From customizing tools like smaller keyboards and twin laptops, to redefining De Lagarde’s role entirely, Janus Henderson became a testing ground for accessibility-first innovation.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
And yet, with the Ukraine war providing a real-time testing ground for new tech, there are signs of change.
—Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
Bauhaus Human Scale In Stuttgart Stuttgart’s Weissenhof Estate, built in 1927, was a testing ground for modernist ideas.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Testing ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing%20ground. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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