proving ground

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The IPL, critics argued, was a domestic proving ground - impressive, but not definitive.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In August 2022, Google introduced a chatbot model with a range of conversational abilities, making it available to a limited number of people through an app called AI Test Kitchen, a proving ground of sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The 1988 protests were a proving ground for activists, some still challenging military rule today.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

But, the thinking went, there is a perfect proving ground conveniently circling the Earth, never more than about three days’ travel time away.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

One proving ground only opened onto the next.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama