put to the test
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Starting in the spring of 2020, that technology was put to the test.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
But Bill Sutherland, a biologist at the University of Cambridge, has found that some dogma in conservation is flat-out wrong when put to the test.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026
On Nov. 12, 2024, everything I wrote was put to the test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
That program could be put to the test in the next week.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Dad parked, and Twig and I looked up at the roof, where S’meggs would be put to the test.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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