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litmus

noun

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as in litmus test

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Recent Examples of litmus But if President Xi does make a move, whether by mounting a full-scale attack or using his military to blockade the island, the key question will be where such actions fall on the litmus scale. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2025 One of the best was the part about enjoying the season and not making playoff success your litmus for hockey fandom happiness. — Murat Ates, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 Alpert maintains that his litmus for music has remained the same throughout the decades. — Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for litmus

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But critics consider this case and its result a litmus test of Hong Kong's civil rights and judicial independence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
After coming out flat in a litmus test in Indiana, the Liberty nearly blew a 28-point fourth-quarter lead in a bounce-back game against the retooling Los Angeles Sparks at Barclays Center.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
On the other hand, Burke was thrown directly into the cultural crucible.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

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Louisville midfielder Taylor Flint scored on a header in the 49th on a cross from Lauren Milliet.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Off a short corner kick, Sofia Huerta’s cross found Ainsley McCammon for the header which led to an own goal for visiting Seattle (9-8-4) in the 11th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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