baseline
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In March, it said it expected inflation at 3.1% in the second quarter of the year under a baseline scenario, but at 3.6% in an adverse scenario and at 4.4% in a more severe one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
In non-remote roles, young graduates’ relative unemployment rate ticked up in 2020 but returned to baseline soon afterward, the research found.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Sabalenka routinely stepped inside the baseline to receive second serves and won 21 points from a possible 35.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The WMO said there was a 91-percent chance that global average temperatures will temporarily exceed 1.5C above the pre-industrial baseline for at least one year between 2026 and 2030.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
He got the ball there and I cut off the baseline but he wasn’t going anyplace.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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