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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Invite contradiction not as a threat, but as a stress test.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Following another successful round of Federal Reserve stress tests in June, there’s a lot of potential here for years of multibillion dollar buybacks.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently pointed out that private credit could be a systemic risk to the financial system under a severe adverse scenario, which is exactly what the stress tests are supposed to test for.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
Her pregnancy was high risk, requiring twice-a-week ultrasounds and stress tests at the hospital.
—John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Following another successful round of Federal Reserve stress tests in June, there’s a lot of potential here for years of multibillion dollar buybacks.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 July 2025
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently pointed out that private credit could be a systemic risk to the financial system under a severe adverse scenario, which is exactly what the stress tests are supposed to test for.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025
Her pregnancy was high risk, requiring twice-a-week ultrasounds and stress tests at the hospital.
—John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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