acid test

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This season was the acid test for manager Mikel Arteta and his players.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Nevertheless, he is teaming up with a company that is totally new to the golf industry and, while range data might be encouraging, the acid test can only come on the course.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"This was the real acid test here against a team motivated to win and the holders of the competition," he insisted.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Single stair, and the fate of Culver City’s ordinance specifically, represents an early California acid test.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

In chemistry and physics the acid test of one’s understanding of a system is whether one can successfully predict its future behavior.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond