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Recent Examples of aptitude test
In August 2020, Amber Robinson shared what appeared to be the ACT college aptitude test scores of her son Tyler ― an impressive 34 out of 36, which places him in the top 1% of test takers based on national averages.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Ample sleep isn’t a frequent option, though, within the annual summer attrition-and-aptitude test for the folks in many baseball front offices.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
In the wake of this pandemic, an aptitude test—call it the T.I.Q.—is developed to measure one’s ability to rotate brushes three-dimensionally inside holes.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Even in those places, most will never experience combat, let alone need to pass another aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Ample sleep isn’t a frequent option, though, within the annual summer attrition-and-aptitude test for the folks in many baseball front offices.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
In the wake of this pandemic, an aptitude test—call it the T.I.Q.—is developed to measure one’s ability to rotate brushes three-dimensionally inside holes.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Even in those places, most will never experience combat, let alone need to pass another aptitude test.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aptitude test
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The Supreme Court dismissed a case on Thursday about how to consider intelligence tests when evaluating if a person is sufficiently intellectually disabled to be disqualified from the death penalty, effectively sparing a death row inmate in Alabama from execution.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
21 May 2026
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The results revealed on average, people born preterm or with low birth weight scored lower on intelligence tests and performed worse academically than those born at full term and a healthy weight.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Within about five months of taking the noncredit ESL classes, a professor encouraged her to take the placement test and move into English coursework for credits.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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And in the last five years, 35% of the students have placed in the top 10 for the Diocese’s placement test.—
Stephen Wilder,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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