testing 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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