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standard

[stan-derd] / ˈstæn dərd /






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That is the standard by which investors should judge Maia.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Bass denounced Raman’s remarks, saying it was “a lie” to portray Gates, who held his post from 1978 to 1992, as the gold standard for the city’s Latino residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

By that standard, her days may already be numbered.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Experienced officers and noncommissioned officers should teach these skills, set a standard for discipline and require cadets to meet it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It was an old habit, our standard greeting.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

For years before that, sluggish productivity meant living standards were falling further behind the U.S.’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Is it based on colonial standards? Or is it based on maintaining our cultural richness and our legacy, that is handed down to us regardless of where we are?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the meantime, the real test of the curriculum's impact on standards is yet to come.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Roof and building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Even by the standards of the superstitious ancient Greeks, Pythagoras’s beliefs were eccentric.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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