stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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Conviction in the Gulf as a future global hub for AI infrastructure is facing its first stress test with Iranian strikes puncturing the region’s image as a haven for computing power.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The ones that have earned a rightful long-term place in my quiver are the ones that obsess over seam taping, stress test their zippers, and refine fabrication choices with rigorous field testing.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Fluorescent proteins can be a useful stress test for protein language models.
—Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Right-handers Seth Halvorsen and Victor Vodnik figure to compete for the closer’s job during camp, but will Halvorsen’s elbow pass the stress test?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 2 Mar. 2026
The ones that have earned a rightful long-term place in my quiver are the ones that obsess over seam taping, stress test their zippers, and refine fabrication choices with rigorous field testing.
—Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
Fluorescent proteins can be a useful stress test for protein language models.
—Marc Zimmer, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Right-handers Seth Halvorsen and Victor Vodnik figure to compete for the closer’s job during camp, but will Halvorsen’s elbow pass the stress test?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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