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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The Trump administration is subjecting the U.S. constitutional system to a stress test.
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Banks have complained for years that the annual stress tests were opaque and unfairly administered, and industry trade groups sued the Fed in December over the exam.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Following that, patch 8 is expected to be released to the public anywhere between a few weeks to a couple of months after the stress test.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Banks have argued for years that the Fed’s stress tests are problematic, amounting to a binding rule that should legally require public comment.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025
Banks have complained for years that the annual stress tests were opaque and unfairly administered, and industry trade groups sued the Fed in December over the exam.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
Following that, patch 8 is expected to be released to the public anywhere between a few weeks to a couple of months after the stress test.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Banks have argued for years that the Fed’s stress tests are problematic, amounting to a binding rule that should legally require public comment.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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