The new team faced its first acid test when it played the national champions.
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While Google’s wildly popular TV analogue has hosted the out-of-market Sunday Ticket package since 2023, Friday’s AFC West clash will be an acid test.—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 The 2025 season could very well be an acid test of sorts for Purdy.—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 But the acid test will only come on upcoming flights, beginning Sunday with the vehicle's tenth test flight.—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025 Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for acid test
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Etymology
so called from the use of nitric acid to determine the gold content of jewelry
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