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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In these environments, AI becomes a stress test.
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Katerin Le Folcalvez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Still, Venezuela is a stress test.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Bulisco says his firefighters already have free chest X-rays and stress tests baked into their collective bargaining agreements.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Some of the new services offered in South County include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring patches that track heart rhythm and treadmill stress tests.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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Katerin Le Folcalvez, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
Still, Venezuela is a stress test.
—Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
Bulisco says his firefighters already have free chest X-rays and stress tests baked into their collective bargaining agreements.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Some of the new services offered in South County include electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, ambulatory monitoring patches that track heart rhythm and treadmill stress tests.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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