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mark

[mahrk] / mɑrk /


NOUN
criterion, standard
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NOUN
goal, target
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EU chief Antonio Costa congratulated Burnham on taking up the job, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz invited him to visit Berlin to mark "the deep bond between us".

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

For years, movie ticket sales have been declining, because of this shift from seeing the consumer not as a customer to please, but a mark to suck dry.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

History has been scripted, records broken and heroes old and new made their mark at football's most coveted tournament.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Roared on by a sell-out crowd of 60,000 at London Stadium, the five-time global medallist bettered the Moroccan's mark - untouched since 1999, when Kerr was aged one - by nearly half a second.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

But before long, she had said all she could think of to say on the subject of education, and the minute hand on the clock had barely swept past the half-hour mark.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Majumdar said the deal marks an “important commercial endorsement” for AMD, as it shows the company is able to offer an “integrated AI-infrastructure platform rather than competing with Nvidia solely at the individual-chip level.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

It marks the first time the theater has been used for a first-run film release since “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The bill, the first amendment to the main text of the Imperial House Law since 1949, marks the biggest overhaul to Japan's imperial system in decades.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The move marks a new chapter in the relationship between two of the world’s richest men.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The boundary of a weather pattern, often moving across an ocean or landmass, is called a “front,” just like the line that marks out the edge of an invading army.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The Summer Games in Atlanta marked the first time since 1952 that the Russian team competed but didn’t win gold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

They were places where bodies marked by fear could breathe, move, touch and feel alive again.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

When Argentina gave the trophy back to Spain, it likely marked a passing of the torch.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A former Portuguese colony in the Gulf of Guinea, the island nation of 200,000 inhabitants has a history marked by attempted coups including one in 2022 that was promptly thwarted by the military.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

They kept going, finally reaching the loch, which had been marked on the old map in the Siren’s Cove.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

That came on top of another scandal related to the online marking system of tests taken by nearly two million high school students.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The stock closed below its 50-day moving average on Wednesday, marking the first time that has happened since April 7, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

Manufacturing shipments rose to about $55.55 billion, marking a fourth straight month of increased sales for manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Kalshi began opening markets on “Love Island” in late May, marking its biggest foray into the reality TV genre.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

She watched as he rotated his wrists to look at his palms and then the backs of his hands, a few nicked scars marking his knuckles.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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