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acid tests

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plural of acid test

as in litmus tests

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With three preseason games and two joint practices ahead in the coming weeks, the Cowboys will get a few litmus tests before hitting the field in Week 1 against the New York Giants.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Add in the race and religion factors animating the race, and Tuesday’s primary in Michigan could lay bare which litmus tests are likely to shape the 2028 presidential contest.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

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Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers, sparking fires and causing food to spoil.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that its cybercrime unit was investigating the large-scale attack, including the extent of damage caused by spoiled food and reports of fires.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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Both Disney+ and Netflix have laid down similar gauntlets over the past few years.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Perhaps in writing it, Salinger was trying to negotiate whether his remarkable survival through some of the war’s worst gauntlets could be chalked up to dumb luck, or divine intervention.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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