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litmus test

noun as in test with single indicator

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The litmus tests for continuing negotiations over the summer was proof China was indeed allowing the flow of critical minerals.

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Bill Halldin, a spokesman for Bank of America, said “we serve more than 70 million clients, and we welcome conservatives. We never close accounts for political reasons and don’t have a political litmus test.”

With Week 1 as a litmus test, the dynamic looked much improved, thanks to another year of bonding with Johnston and Ladd McConkey and the added reliability of a returning Keenan Allen.

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The clearest emerging litmus test is opposition to sending offensive weapons, but other issues could loom large in Democratic primaries, including recognizing a Palestinian state and allowing international investigations of Israeli war crimes.

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“It’s such an important litmus test for me. People would come over and be like, ‘uhh,’” she said of previous dates.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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