benchmark
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Before the conflict, the global oil benchmark Brent crude was trading around $70 a barrel, but is currently trading around $87 as a deal to end the conflict appears close.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
For the week, the international benchmark has slumped 7.7%, falling for three of the past four weeks, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Instead, with the strait chokehold well into its fourth month and clashes in the war continuing, the Brent crude benchmark is below $100 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
These anxieties have been reflected in the benchmark pricing of tokens.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Vocabulary lists containing benchmark
Born a Crime
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