proving ground

Example Sentences

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Scout team reps for practice-squad players and reserves serve as a stepping stone, proving ground or even stage acting for Chargers players at all phases of their careers.

From Los Angeles Times

At nearly 1.5 million acres, the Osage Nation acts as one proving ground for CATALOG's technology and techniques.

From Science Daily

Protest movements have often been a proving ground for future elected officials, according to Jonathan Hanson, a political scientist at the University of Michigan.

From Salon

Bondy was also the proving ground where a prodigy was created.

From BBC

As parents fell under the sway of reading lists for “gifted” kids, story time became yet another proving ground.

From New York Times