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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For all the stress tests tariffs have thrown at the global trading system, the experts managing supply chains have, so far, kept the system afloat.
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
SpaceX will also test a number of heat shield tile and stress tests for Starship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Google isn't the only company running these kinds of stress tests—every major phone manufacturer likely does similar, if not identical, tests.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
For example, normative scenarios (similar to a reverse stress test) can add significant value when they are built around specific business objectives.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
SpaceX will also test a number of heat shield tile and stress tests for Starship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Google isn't the only company running these kinds of stress tests—every major phone manufacturer likely does similar, if not identical, tests.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025
For example, normative scenarios (similar to a reverse stress test) can add significant value when they are built around specific business objectives.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stress test
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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