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testing ground

NOUN
proving ground
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The Campania region has become a testing ground for putting that philosophy into practice, implementing a series of ambitious interventions - including a controversial trial of a "fast-mimicking diet".

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

It also serves as a testing ground for quantum instruments that could one day support Earth science investigations and future exploration missions.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Israel has served as a real-world testing ground for American weapons systems, providing operational feedback that has helped US defence companies refine and improve their technologies.

From Barron's May 16, 2026

The exercise, whose name translates as “shoulder-to-shoulder” from the local Tagalog language, has also become the prime testing ground for expanded cooperation between America’s allies in the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The men often thought that fighting in the war would somehow be a testing ground of their manhood.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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