stress test
noun
a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand.
stress-testing
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a word derived from
stress-test.
Example Sentences
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“But I think most banks have been stress-testing their CRE for several years now.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Bowman said this past February that her goal in opening up the stress-testing framework to public comment is to “reduce volatility, balance model robustness with transparency, and ensure that significant future changes receive public input.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Some in the party see a contest as key to stress-testing Burnham and any others.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
In the aftermath, state regulators took crisis-proofing measures, establishing a financial-stability task force and subjecting life insurers to new stress-testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
For the past five years, the UCL research group has been stress-testing the theory, and exploring its consequences.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
