benchmark
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Then again, there is no denying that the U.S. large-cap benchmark index has been a strong performer during this long bull market.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
It maintains that building a general-purpose benchmark is therefore a mistake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
That’s not wrong; Romero’s 1968 benchmark established the modern cinematic zombie as a stand-in for mindless capitalist consumption.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
The results beat Wall Street consensus of 38% growth but still fell short of clearing the 40%-plus benchmark that institutional investors were expecting, Thill said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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Despite its nickname, the tax also falls on more modest multifamily residences like apartment buildings that exceed the sales price benchmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Where we localise the components in Europe, obviously developed by ourselves, we at least use the benchmarks from what we learned in China."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Both the U.S. and global oil benchmarks have risen for three consecutive weeks and on Friday logged their biggest three-week advance since mid September, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
Wholesale diesel benchmarks in the U.S. and Europe have more than doubled year to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
But O’Malley was confident that Richard would be able to meet the benchmarks she’d set.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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