testing ground
noun
1
: a place where machines, vehicles, etc., are tested to see if they are working correctly
a testing ground for weapons
2
: a place or situation in which new ideas, methods, etc., can be tried
Her class served as a testing ground for new teaching methods.
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The sprawling investigation is also reaching back in time to find out how long the 63-acre span of farmland — once held by Jerry Matsumura and split among his descendants — was a storage site and testing ground for fireworks.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Ferrari connection Owned by Ferrari, Mugello Circuit serves as a testing ground for the Italian manufacturer’s F1 cars.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The pandemic offered a good testing ground for ideas around homeschooling that had been around for decades, Dankworth said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
This stretch of the country where Gerard did the seemingly impossible is an important testing ground.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Ferrari connection Owned by Ferrari, Mugello Circuit serves as a testing ground for the Italian manufacturer’s F1 cars.
—Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The pandemic offered a good testing ground for ideas around homeschooling that had been around for decades, Dankworth said.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025
This stretch of the country where Gerard did the seemingly impossible is an important testing ground.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Testing ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing%20ground. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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