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acid test

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as in litmus test

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Recent Examples of acid test This was a place and time in history of tremendous creativity that grew out of the acid test parties, the beatnik poets, and the Summer Of Love. — Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 The azaleas will be the acid test. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025 Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Russia's drone incursion into Poland now poses an acid test for NATO and the European Union. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 While Google’s wildly popular TV analogue has hosted the out-of-market Sunday Ticket package since 2023, Friday’s AFC West clash will be an acid test. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acid test

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But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and executive orders reinforcing proof of citizenship to vote into legislation – dragging Congress into the fray.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 18 July 2026
He was appointed by a president who said lower interest rates were a litmus test for his choice of chair and has continued to call for cuts since Warsh was confirmed.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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The London-born forward formed one-third of the most prolific attack in European football last season alongside Kane and Colombian Luis Diaz, helping fire Bayern to the German title.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Before Monday’s maneuver, the Russian ship informed HMS Tyne – a British patrol vessel – of its intention to conduct live-fire activity, CNN understands.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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The painful memory of the last citywide revaluation in 2021 is still fresh, with a broad cross-section of homeowners experiencing real estate tax bill sticker shock as residential property values soared in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
The White man with the wooden cross was Joseph Colt Hamrick, a roofer in Macon, Georgia, and a father of two children.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

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His new life was an intense crucible of monastic discipline, complex logic, and rote memorization.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Only time will tell how many new soccer fans were forged from the crucible of this World Cup, but the TV and streaming deliveries have never been higher.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

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