: requiring maximum effort or ability
a most difficult and testing problem—
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beginning rock climbers should choose a less testing route to the summit
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The 2024 Paris Games promise to be one of the most testing urban events in Olympic history, a security nightmare foretold by arson attacks on rail lines around France, and its organizers were not coating it in the usual sugary pageantry.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And after several months of testing and post-testing use, this machine’s no-fuss performance has kept us stacking it night after night.
—Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
There will likely be more testing now that Hamlin is no longer intubated, Dr. Feinstein says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Jan. 2023
Our testers evaluated each Dutch oven’s performance, ease of use, durability, and value (once the retail price was revealed post-testing).
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
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Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And after several months of testing and post-testing use, this machine’s no-fuss performance has kept us stacking it night after night.
—Samson McDougall, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
There will likely be more testing now that Hamlin is no longer intubated, Dr. Feinstein says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Jan. 2023
Our testers evaluated each Dutch oven’s performance, ease of use, durability, and value (once the retail price was revealed post-testing).
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
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“Testing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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