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acid test

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as in litmus test

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Recent Examples of acid test This was a place and time in history of tremendous creativity that grew out of the acid test parties, the beatnik poets, and the Summer Of Love. — Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 The azaleas will be the acid test. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025 Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Russia's drone incursion into Poland now poses an acid test for NATO and the European Union. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025 While Google’s wildly popular TV analogue has hosted the out-of-market Sunday Ticket package since 2023, Friday’s AFC West clash will be an acid test. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acid test

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But critics consider this case and its result a litmus test of Hong Kong's civil rights and judicial independence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
After coming out flat in a litmus test in Indiana, the Liberty nearly blew a 28-point fourth-quarter lead in a bounce-back game against the retooling Los Angeles Sparks at Barclays Center.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Officials initially responded Saturday morning to a 911 call about a vehicle fire in unincorporated Washington County, outside the city of Forest Grove.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026
The blaze was quickly upgraded to a third-alarm fire, which is classified as a major emergency that requires a high level of response.

— Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Louisville midfielder Taylor Flint scored on a header in the 49th on a cross from Lauren Milliet.

— Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Off a short corner kick, Sofia Huerta’s cross found Ainsley McCammon for the header which led to an own goal for visiting Seattle (9-8-4) in the 11th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Oleksa watches them from the other end of the camera feed, in the middle of a gnarly interrogation with Kyle and Cruz — the latter silently watching Oleksa go through a cruel facsimile of her own violent recruitment crucible in the first season.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
On the other hand, Burke was thrown directly into the cultural crucible.

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

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