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benchmark

[bench-mahrk] / ˈbɛntʃˌmɑrk /
NOUN
reference point
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STRONGEST


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If they find contamination above state benchmarks, they are required to excavate another layer of that soil and conduct additional rounds of testing.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet even though the drug met all the FDA’s previously agreed-on benchmarks, the agency rejected it this fall.

From The Wall Street Journal

The benchmark ETF has traded below its 200-day simple moving average since late August.

From Barron's

The benchmark ETF has traded below its 200-day simple moving average since late August.

From Barron's

Barring a catastrophe, the benchmark index will post its third consecutive annual gain, bringing its total rise over that period to 80%.

From Barron's