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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The stress test escalated quickly and Vendo refused requests for edible insects, firearms, even marijuana (legal in Arizona).
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Staged as a Talent Day connecting film schools, training programs, producers and market professionals, the event served as a live stress test for early-stage projects.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 1 June 2026
The Federal Reserve's June 2025 stress tests concluded banks could absorb losses from a severe recession involving private credit funds without breaching minimum capital requirements.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The result is a tournament that’s becoming a stress test.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
Staged as a Talent Day connecting film schools, training programs, producers and market professionals, the event served as a live stress test for early-stage projects.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 1 June 2026
The Federal Reserve's June 2025 stress tests concluded banks could absorb losses from a severe recession involving private credit funds without breaching minimum capital requirements.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
The result is a tournament that’s becoming a stress test.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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