standard

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Which feels, in retrospect, like a ridiculous standard: to exile an entire cut of meat because it didn’t impress me at 12.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

An improved standard of play - evident across the World Cup - could bring more entertaining and competitive games throughout the tournament.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

One challenge is that piezoelectric resonators physically vibrate, which means they cannot be attached to circuit boards using standard soldering techniques.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

In the U.K., the price of a standard Royal Mail first-class stamp is the equivalent of $2.42.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

This theory seems to lie somewhere between what became the new standard theory and Bodin’s theory, which we will come to shortly.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton