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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And this week on Face the Nation: America's relations with Israel face a serious stress test amid accusations that the ally likely violated international law in its war with Hamas.
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CBS News, 12 May 2024
Multiple stress tests have to be passed, including ice water immersion, impact tests, and high levels of loading across the display.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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CBS News, 12 May 2024
Multiple stress tests have to be passed, including ice water immersion, impact tests, and high levels of loading across the display.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for stress test
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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