How to Use means test in a Sentence

means test

noun
  • This right must be available to all, free of waiting lists and means tests.
    — Abigail Abrams, Time, 31 Jan. 2020
  • As always, there is support for means testing on both sides of the aisle.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The means test queried how much money the debtor and dependents would require to live in retirement.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • This means tests can be extremely fast, running in under 60 seconds.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2020
  • Now all of a sudden the pharma companies are making the determination of how the means test all that.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The means test compares your average monthly income over the past six months to the median income for a household of your size in your state.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That may mean testing in animals, and certainly first testing safety, and then also a trial.
    — John Lauerman, Bloomberg.com, 13 May 2020
  • And while Manchin has toyed with the idea of including a means test, so far that’s not on the table and the credit would be fully refundable.
    — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Paul has already stated that means tests on Medicare and Social Security should be on the table.
    — Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010
  • Presumptive positives mean tests in state or local labs came back positive but have not yet been confirmed by the CDC.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 1 Mar. 2020
  • His campaign has pegged the cost of offering free community college tuition — no means test required — at $200 million.
    — Maddie Hanna, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Ideally, that means testing everyone, including people who never show symptoms.
    — NBC News, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Congress could means test Social Security to extend the program’s fiscal runway.
    — Cameron Smith | [email protected], al, 12 Feb. 2023
  • But on many campuses, learning a second language is treated simply as a box to check — and that means testing out of the classes or figuring out how to most easily meet requirements.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2019
  • One reason was plainly the rigors of the means test, which required documentation of income, assets and in-kind support and inquiry into living arrangements.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Participants must already be enrolled in a program with proper means testing, such as the Renter Rebate program in order to verify their income.
    — courant.com, 25 July 2019
  • Eligibility for Chapter 7 depends heavily on the means test, which looks at your average monthly income over the six months before filing.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Presumptive positive cases mean test results by a public health lab turned out positive but are still pending confirmation from the CDC.
    — Hollie Silverman and Holly Yan, CNN, 2 Mar. 2020
  • But developing the technology means testing it on public roads, where accidents involving AVs and other road users are inevitable.
    — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Opponents object to the fact that the measure applied to renters of all income levels, including the wealthy, without means testing to determine if the person getting evicted is in need of free legal assistance.
    — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 June 2018
  • But there are ways to make the necessary adjustments to achieve equity without destroying their status as universal programs and therefore their broad popularity or by implementing a means test.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Bail reform legislation would require Michigan courts to adhere more closely to state guidelines that give preference to release on recognizance, and, most crucially, include a means test.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Mitalipov estimates the gene editing technology won’t be ready for clinical trials — meaning tests in real pregnancies — for another five to 10 years.
    — Anna Groves, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
  • Biden supported exempting low-income filers from the means test and making alimony and child support payments a higher priority over other debts in bankruptcy court, two measures that made it into the final bill.
    — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2020
  • By contrast, a basic income would go to everybody, without exception, eliminating the huge administrative costs of means tests and eligibility checks.
    — The Economist, 20 May 2020
  • This would mean testing all other emulators other than MAME across all other platforms to eliminate the possibility that a different emu was used.
    — Brian Crecente, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • That's because Chapter 7 eligibility depends on the bankruptcy means test, which compares your income to state medians and allowable expenses.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One factor driving efforts to revise antitrust policy guidelines is that means tests to determine the impact of a merger on a marketplace have historically focused on price — the impact of a combination on wholesale and retail prices.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Chapter 7 bankruptcy requires passing a means test that compares your income to your state's median, and Social Security income is generally excluded from that calculation.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • In these cases, Chapter 7 bankruptcy could discharge the unsecured credit card debt entirely, and because Social Security income is generally excluded from the means test calculation, many recipients qualify.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026

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