acid tests

noun

plural of acid test
as in litmus tests

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  1. litmus tests
  2. fires
  3. gauntlets
Noun
  • With three preseason games and two joint practices ahead in the coming weeks, the Cowboys will get a few litmus tests before hitting the field in Week 1 against the New York Giants.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Add in the race and religion factors animating the race, and Tuesday’s primary in Michigan could lay bare which litmus tests are likely to shape the 2028 presidential contest.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
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  • Bedrooms aside, each residence has its own features—a billiards room in Norwood, an infinity pool in Dunkeld, the superb garden suites in Castlereagh, the roaring fires in Summerville, and the rose terraces at Tientsin.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal includes a 5% bonus for filming in a disaster area, which would apply to the entirety of Los Angeles County until January 2030, due to last year’s fires.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • Both Disney+ and Netflix have laid down similar gauntlets over the past few years.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps in writing it, Salinger was trying to negotiate whether his remarkable survival through some of the war’s worst gauntlets could be chalked up to dumb luck, or divine intervention.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
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