stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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Bloomberg: The Fed’s stress test faces a stress test.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Investors and financial institutions, for example, could adopt next-generation climate stress tests, combining forward-looking scenario analysis with granular data on resource use and social conditions.
—London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Many see sanctuary cities as a human rights issue, but for conservatives the locations are often touted as .
Democrats have been touting the strength of the unofficial sanctuary status, but Trump's resolve will likely provide a stress test in the coming four years.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Everything is chaos, and the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. may never have been asked to endure a stress test on this scale.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Investors and financial institutions, for example, could adopt next-generation climate stress tests, combining forward-looking scenario analysis with granular data on resource use and social conditions.
—London Business School, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Many see sanctuary cities as a human rights issue, but for conservatives the locations are often touted as .
Democrats have been touting the strength of the unofficial sanctuary status, but Trump's resolve will likely provide a stress test in the coming four years.
—Dan Gooding, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
Everything is chaos, and the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. may never have been asked to endure a stress test on this scale.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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