litmus

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Recent Examples of litmus Alpert maintains that his litmus for music has remained the same throughout the decades. Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024 Looking into next year, Fallout will be an early litmus. Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 28 Dec. 2023 The 2023 roster will feature two players who could represent litmus tests for how aggressively the Sox will approach such extensions: righthander Brayan Bello and first baseman Triston Casas. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023 As 2023 is set to begin, the MAGA movement remains formidable if splintered in terms of its goals and its litmus tests. Byrick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for litmus
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Noun
  • It was viewed as a litmus test of voters' feelings about the opening months of President Donald Trump's second term and Musk's role at the Department of Government Efficiency.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, some see Gibney’s upcoming documentary about Musk as a major litmus test for how far the gatekeepers will go to support a film that might antagonize Trump.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Can a person with Parkinson’s be competitive in the rigorous crucible of a ‘Jeopardy!’ game?
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Guiding The Journey To A Truer North Challenging and unpredictable times act as a crucible for creating new meaning.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Paqueta’s performance was a factor behind West Ham restoring parity in the 86th minute, courtesy of Andy Robertson’s own goal from Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s cross.
    Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Tonto from Harry and Tonto (1974) Art Carney won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a retiree who makes a cross country trip with his best friend, Tonto. 26.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool passed acid tests in Milan and Manchester, and are perfect from six Champions League games, only conceding once.
    Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • That was the acid test that our music was acceptable.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024

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