stress test
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Phosphorus-removing microorganisms are less effective when it’s hot, making summer a stress test for CREW’s system.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
At best, they should be viewed as a stress test that our justice system has only partially passed.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
March unfolded like a stress test for U.S. counterterrorism authorities.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
“It is the market’s stress test for the entire macro system. Below it, investors can still tell themselves the global economy is navigating turbulence. Above it, the story changes to something far more consequential.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 8, 2026
As one senior Morgan Stanley executive put it, “The risk officers came back from the stress test looking very upset.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
