: 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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Agencies could use DCaaS to integrate inputs from scientists, communities and AI simulations, pre-testing policies through a living simulation of collective thought.
—Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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Akhilesh Sharma, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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
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“Testing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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