stress test

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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

“We just put EMs through a severe stress test and they came out OK.”

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 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

“It’s like a stress test for your plumbing.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman