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 annual affair, which draws Jeep owners and enthusiasts from around the globe, has become a crucial testing ground for the brand.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Given the importance of Black voters to the Democratic coalition, Sharpton’s confab often serves as an early testing ground for potential presidential candidates.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
Scale of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan The Polygon is a roughly 7,000-square-mile (18,000-square-kilometer) area, close to the size of New Jersey, that was the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear testing ground for 40 years.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Van Auken’s role is, in a sense, a testing ground for what the new mayor can make socialism mean to his constituents.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Given the importance of Black voters to the Democratic coalition, Sharpton’s confab often serves as an early testing ground for potential presidential candidates.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2026
Scale of nuclear testing in Kazakhstan The Polygon is a roughly 7,000-square-mile (18,000-square-kilometer) area, close to the size of New Jersey, that was the Soviet Union’s primary nuclear testing ground for 40 years.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Van Auken’s role is, in a sense, a testing ground for what the new mayor can make socialism mean to his constituents.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
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