benchmark
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The NextEra/Dominion deal sets a new benchmark for that repricing.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
The Baron Partners Fund has nevertheless fallen about 1.6% so far this year through May 22, compared with a gain of 5.6% for the Russell 1000 Growth index, its closest benchmark, according to Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Brent crude futures rose 3.1% to $95.97 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark WTI futures fell 3.9% to $92.81.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
If that case is the benchmark - with around a month in jail for every £1,000 embezzled - then Murrell could be behind bars for a very long time.
From BBC • May 26, 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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