Each layer dried in two minutes, leaving our tester’s nails shiny and smooth.—Kate Watson, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024 Our testers would’ve preferred a sturdier build to prevent any mishaps.—Samantha McIntyre, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024 The first thing required from testers today is to change their working mindset.—Joel Montvelisky, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The app is also rife with stories of Gen Alpha girls cleaning out testers at Sephora.—Elise Hu, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024 The nursing homes told the seven non-Korean testers that their facilities cared only for Koreans, according to the lawsuit.—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 Here's another adhesive backless bra option that's a favorite of Glamour tester Isabelle Halpern for wearing under V-necks and tanks.—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024 Our testers’ kids enjoyed the stovetop’s pretend burners with boiling sounds, two turnable knobs on the oven, a cupboard with magnetic doors, and more fun features.—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024 Still, amateur testers have gotten varying results and there have been no reputable findings suggesting the cups contain lead in the inner part of the tumbler where liquid rests.—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 29 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English, headboard of a bed, canopy, from Anglo-French, from teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin, shell
Noun (3)
modification of Middle French testart, from teston
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