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test case

noun as in representative occurrence

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The firm is something of a test case for the government's hopes to remove regulatory barriers to fast growing international companies.

From BBC

His literal cancellation is more like a test case, designed to measure the breadth and power of the accelerating authoritarian coup now underway in America.

From Salon

The proceedings mark a historic moment for the court and could serve as a test case for future prosecutions of high-profile suspects who currently appear to be beyond its reach.

From BBC

As one guest put it, “It feels like a test case for Elon Musk’s first colony on Mars.”

“This appears to have been a test case in which the administration attempted to enforce a ‘new policy’ against Ms. Co Tupul,” Eric Lee, one of Co Tupul’s attorneys, said Thursday.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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