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criterion

[krahy-teer-ee-uhn] / kraɪˈtɪər i ən /


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First, we got a “speedy deletion” criterion for A.I. images, allowing editors not to spend a whole week on a deletion discussion.

From Slate Apr. 1, 2026

However, Pfizer said it is confident in the vaccine’s potential, noting that this criterion was met in the second pre-specified analysis and the clinically meaningful efficacy demonstrated in the trial.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 23, 2026

With those prices, no wonder Luminate seems to have made popularity — and thus financial resources — a core criterion for eligibility.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

Before the rule took effect in early April, only a third of small-cap listing applicants sought to qualify under Nasdaq’s profitability criterion.

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

Measured by the standards established by Warburg, most pesticides meet the criterion of the perfect carcinogen too well for comfort.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

As part of the Dells’ charitable commitment, the first 25 million children who meet certain criteria will receive a $250 contribution.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

She added: "It's time they stopped and that sport becomes sport again: a place where you are judged on your talent and by no other criteria."

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

It also expects to receive up to an additional $150 million by Sept. 30, 2027, including $30 million that is contingent on certain criteria.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Candidates receiving the funding must abide by expenditure limits and adhere to the criteria set by statute, ordinance or charter to demonstrate broad support, such as demonstrate a large number of small dollar contributions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Relying on these criteria, he accepted the reliability of evidence for apparitions, for the body of the murdered bleeding in the presence of the murderer, for alchemy, and so forth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The plural of phenomenon and criterion are phenomena, criteria, although criterions is sometimes employed.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks

There are two sound criterions for judging the correctness of vocal action,—first, the ease of the action, its naturalness, its flexibility.

From Resonance in Singing and Speaking by Fillebrown, Thomas

The teachers and the boys alike know that they are never true criterions of progress, that they are seldom even fair representations of the actual course of study.

From Maids Wives and Bachelors by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Discussion often brought immediate attention to other criterions than those he used in his first judgment, and these often outweighed the original.

From Psychology and Social Sanity by Münsterberg, Hugo

The former gauged the work to be criticised by rule and measure; the latter compared it with models which had long been established as criterions of good taste.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Hitchcock, Frederick H.




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