acid test
Example Sentences
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"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
He told delegates the acid test for this Stormont mandate is the ability to co-operate.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
It is this issue of pinch points which will be the acid test of the VAT policy in Edinburgh.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024
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
