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criterion

[krahy-teer-ee-uhn] / kraɪˈtɪər i ən /


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The Journal applied the same criteria to count patients taking higher numbers of drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was with all that criteria in mind that Musselman and his staff settled on Santa Cruz.

From Los Angeles Times

Magnum said in its view Mittal "no longer met the criteria to serve" on the board, following an investigation it had commissioned by external advisors.

From BBC

So if your husband’s ex-wife meets those criteria, she may qualify.

From MarketWatch

In a rare announcement, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a global body tasked with assessing famine conditions, says conditions in and around Gaza City now meet the official criteria of a famine.

From The Wall Street Journal