test case
noun
1
: a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent
2
: a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute
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Refine prompt: Based on the results from step 4, iteratively refine your prompt to improve performance on the test cases and better meet your success criteria.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Khalil’s legal battle is a test case in the Trump administration’s new approach to crackdown on immigration.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
One of the possible test cases involves Cathy Harris, the former chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, who Trump also dismissed in a similar fashion to Dellinger.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Khalil’s legal battle is a test case in the Trump administration’s new approach to crackdown on immigration.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025
One of the possible test cases involves Cathy Harris, the former chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, who Trump also dismissed in a similar fashion to Dellinger.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
The federal government is, in effect, suddenly being run like an A.I. startup; Musk, an unelected billionaire, a maestro of flying cars and trips to Mars, has made the United States of America his grandest test case yet for an unproved and unregulated new technology.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Test case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20case. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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