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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Braun has seemingly affirmed Democrats' warnings that Texas is a test case for the GOP to scale nationally.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
An Arizona woman faces sentencing next week in an early test case for how U.S. authorities will mete out punishment to Americans who enmesh themselves in a global scheme in which thousands of North Korean technology workers illegally hold jobs at U.S. companies under false or stolen identities.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Lurie said the city used the 311 city services line as a test case that showed ways to improve service times for things like trash, homeless encampments and language translation.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The White House had billed the legislation as a test case for Congress and said more such rescission packages would be on the way.
—Kevin Freking, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
An Arizona woman faces sentencing next week in an early test case for how U.S. authorities will mete out punishment to Americans who enmesh themselves in a global scheme in which thousands of North Korean technology workers illegally hold jobs at U.S. companies under false or stolen identities.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 July 2025
Lurie said the city used the 311 city services line as a test case that showed ways to improve service times for things like trash, homeless encampments and language translation.
—Kate Rogers, CNBC, 14 July 2025
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“Test case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20case. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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