testing ground
noun
1
: a place where machines, vehicles, etc., are tested to see if they are working correctly
a testing ground for weapons
2
: a place or situation in which new ideas, methods, etc., can be tried
Her class served as a testing ground for new teaching methods.
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High-stakes environments are a kind of testing ground for this idea.
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Simin Cai, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Bencic used the events in Luxembourg and France as a testing ground — not just to see where her game was at, but also how things would work logistically with a baby daughter in tow.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Lenovo has used the ThinkBook Plus models as a testing ground for all sorts of new display paradigms in the past.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The Modi years have made India into a testing ground for the following question: What, in the long run, exerts greater sway on the electorate—the lure of demagoguery, or the reality of deteriorating living conditions?
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Simin Cai, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Bencic used the events in Luxembourg and France as a testing ground — not just to see where her game was at, but also how things would work logistically with a baby daughter in tow.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Lenovo has used the ThinkBook Plus models as a testing ground for all sorts of new display paradigms in the past.
—Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
The Modi years have made India into a testing ground for the following question: What, in the long run, exerts greater sway on the electorate—the lure of demagoguery, or the reality of deteriorating living conditions?
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Testing ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing%20ground. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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