benchmark
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The price for July delivery of Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up 1.4% on Friday at $111.90 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Global benchmark Brent crude logged a record intraday high of $147.50 a barrel on July 11, 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data, based on futures contracts with the closest maturity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Through Thursday trading, the international benchmark crude oil price was about $114 a barrel, up from about $70 before the Iran war,
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
South Korea's benchmark Kospi stock index opened at a fresh high of over 6,700 on Thursday following strong earnings figures from Samsung and US technology giants.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 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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This Week In Words: August 15–21, 2020
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 13
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