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testing

  • present participle
    of test.
    test
    noun
    the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
  • a word derived from test.
    test
    noun
    the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.

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But Walmart started testing more trendy items at higher price points in stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Hot weather is arriving earlier, lasting longer and increasingly testing our school buildings that were designed and built in a past climate.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Sailing from Busan New Port, the container ship -- the "PanStar Acro" -- will sail to Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Neither E. coli nor salmonella has been discovered during daily testing, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Felix slowly bent his fingers, testing if they were broken.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty