criterion
Example Sentences
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“My first criterion is: Has the hospice been around for longer than 15 years?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
However, the predetermined statistical criterion was not met in the primary endpoint.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Fewer Lyme disease cases were accrued over the study period than anticipated, and the pre-determined statistical criterion wasn’t met in the primary endpoint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The unifying criterion for dementia is that the person has lost independence, Gomperts explains.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026
He was groping towards Right as a criterion of its own—towards Justice as an abstract thing which did not lean upon power.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing criterion
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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