severe test
Example Sentences
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Of course, a more severe test of the global economy’s durability will occur if the conflict persists and the strait stays closed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Murrieta Valley quarterback Bear Bachmeier will present a severe test.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023
The Hai river basin, where five rivers converge in northern China, is going through a "flood evolution process" and flood-control engineering systems are experiencing the "most severe test" since inundations in 1996, state media reported.
From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2023
He added: “This will be the most severe test of that system.”
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2021
As it was, the ordeal proved a severe test of the loyalty of the people of the colony.
From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland