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
That pledge will be put to the test in Wednesday's address in parliament which Downing Street said will unveil an "ambitious programme" to make Britain a "stronger, fairer" country.
From Barron's ● May 13, 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 if put to the test, the humanities fail.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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