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

“This is no longer just a story about damaged facilities in the Gulf. It is a stress test for the global energy supply chain,” said Karan Satwani, Rystad’s senior analyst of supply-chain research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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