proving ground
noun
1
: a place for scientific experimentation or testing (as of vehicles or weapons)
2
: a place where something is developed or tried out
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In fact, the entire first act of the game (of three total) mostly serves as proving ground to earn the player’s stripes before things get serious.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In that model, sandboxes serve as proving grounds for compliance regimes, generating data that can inform broader standards.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As this honor will have opponents strategizing to test him early, making the opening weeks of the season proving ground to earn this ranking and for his leadership and decision-making put on display.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Necaxa elects, instead, to skip the proving ground and leap straight into a comparable tapestry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In that model, sandboxes serve as proving grounds for compliance regimes, generating data that can inform broader standards.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
As this honor will have opponents strategizing to test him early, making the opening weeks of the season proving ground to earn this ranking and for his leadership and decision-making put on display.
—Cecil Merkerson, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
Necaxa elects, instead, to skip the proving ground and leap straight into a comparable tapestry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Proving ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proving%20ground. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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