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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This litigation is not about eliminating the stress tests but ensuring that the process is both legally sound and effective in promoting a healthy, growing economy.
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The mortgage stress test allows financial institutions to verify that homebuyers can afford their monthly mortgage payments should the rates increase by 2%.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Months of war in Gaza, spurred by the Oct. 7 massacre, stress test the U.S.-Israel relationship, including weapons accountability.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Murray’s office will embark on a mission next year to put the fuel storage containers through a very creative – and very public – stress test, using whatever scenario people fear the most.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
The mortgage stress test allows financial institutions to verify that homebuyers can afford their monthly mortgage payments should the rates increase by 2%.
—Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Months of war in Gaza, spurred by the Oct. 7 massacre, stress test the U.S.-Israel relationship, including weapons accountability.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
Murray’s office will embark on a mission next year to put the fuel storage containers through a very creative – and very public – stress test, using whatever scenario people fear the most.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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