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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Fox agreed that the focus on delivering top-notch podcasts is the first priority, but with audio fertile proving ground for IP, there could be a TV component down the track.
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Northern California's Thunderhill Raceway Park provided an excellent testing and proving ground for such a project.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
Of course, that hypothesis needs to be tested on the proving ground of the campaign trail.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 July 2024
During development, Ford tested prototypes on tracks around the country and built a 29-mile rally loop around its sprawling Romeo proving ground just north of Detroit.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
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Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024
Northern California's Thunderhill Raceway Park provided an excellent testing and proving ground for such a project.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
Of course, that hypothesis needs to be tested on the proving ground of the campaign trail.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 July 2024
During development, Ford tested prototypes on tracks around the country and built a 29-mile rally loop around its sprawling Romeo proving ground just north of Detroit.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
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“Proving ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proving%20ground. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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