basis
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New Zealand’s 10-year securities yield declined 3.5 basis points to 5.015%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Treasury yield is 91 basis points, in line with the average level since the early 1990s but also the highest level since 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Culvin warned the economic boom in women's football could "mask some of the realities that players face and actually endure on a day-to-day basis".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Firman also recently set a record by spending $3 million for a 1951 Mickey Mantle first-generation photo used as the basis for Mantle’s celebrated 1952 Topps rookie card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Of course she would be on a first-name basis with the monsters.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The Brewers had more than twice as many stolen bases as the Dodgers and more than twice as many sacrifice bunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In defence news, following the series of arrests at UK air bases, the Times adds that the country's most senior military officer "insists" the bases are secure.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“The way all these bases are being built is a kind of reflection for the sad fact that Israel actually has no strategy,” said Michael Milshtein, a former Israeli military intelligence officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The new division, dubbed XP, aims to help Xbox’s roster of videogames grow their fan bases, and connect with them more deeply, Microsoft said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
With the bases facing outside, there had been no trouble fitting them: they had simply circled around the central backbone, like a spiral rosette.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade 11)
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