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Recent Examples of acid test
But the acid test will only come on upcoming flights, beginning Sunday with the vehicle's tenth test flight.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The acid test is the twofold stake Washington has long articulated: that Afghanistan does not become a base for terrorism against the West, or a haven for destabilizing its neighbors.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2011
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
The acid test is the twofold stake Washington has long articulated: that Afghanistan does not become a base for terrorism against the West, or a haven for destabilizing its neighbors.
—Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acid test
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But while wrestling the league title back from Barcelona at the first time of asking would represent success for Alonso, the litmus test for any Real Madrid manager remains the Champions League.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both teams expect to be playing deep into January (and maybe into February if things go right), so this prime-time showdown will be a good litmus test for both squads.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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And, of course, this is the first major litmus tense of the young and divisive Donald Trump presidency.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Her litmus to make sure these moments were successful?—
William Earl,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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Germany in 1920 was a crucible of innovation, and Bauhaus just kind of exploded out of it.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This début novel of Southern small-town life considers the hypocrisies forged in patriarchy’s crucible and the difficulty of reckoning with a father’s sins.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even still, at some point, the fire has to be quenched.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Once complete, the structure will be crowned by a cross and tightly surrounded by five other towers, one dedicated to Mary and four slightly shorter ones for the four evangelists.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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