test case
noun
1
: a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent
2
: a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
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To be sure, this suit was arguably a test case for the city in litigating cases involving Watts.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Few experts believed the test case would succeed.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The trial is a test case, known as a bellwether, tied to about 2,000 other pending lawsuits brought by parents and school districts arguing that social media giants should be considered manufacturers of defective products for hooking a generation of young people to social media feeds.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The project serves as a real-world test case for decentralized carbon sourcing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Few experts believed the test case would succeed.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
The trial is a test case, known as a bellwether, tied to about 2,000 other pending lawsuits brought by parents and school districts arguing that social media giants should be considered manufacturers of defective products for hooking a generation of young people to social media feeds.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
The project serves as a real-world test case for decentralized carbon sourcing.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Test case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20case. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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