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standards



NOUN
ideals
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The government had previously said any extension would depend on the plant meeting all required safety standards and not imposing additional costs on taxpayers.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Parliament's standards watchdog has not confirmed whether it is investigating this, but Farage has said there was "no wrongdoing", he followed the rules, and he is considering legal action against the paper.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Li, the company's vice president, claimed these were based on standards used in the pharmaceutical industry.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Before he quit, Parliament's standards watchdog had been investigating him for not declaring a £5m gift he received from billionaire Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne before he became an MP.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

C.P.’s father died a few years later, at the age of forty-eight—not an unusually early death by mill standards.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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