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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acid tests
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The same dynamic is now widely observed in universities, where hiring and professional advancement practices have produced increasingly uniform ideological cultures even without explicit political litmus tests.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026 -
When even pop stars become partisan litmus tests, that common ground keeps shrinking.—
Laurel Elder,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Times staff writer Corinne Purtill reported on the CLEAN Waters project finding no evidence of harm in local beach ecosystems after last year’s Palisades and Eaton fires.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Post-punk bands face few gauntlets as arduous as the slow song, and Landowner challenge themselves to traverse three of them.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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