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mark

[mahrk] / mɑrk /


NOUN
criterion, standard
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NOUN
goal, target
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As is traditional for high-profile debuts, executives were due to ring the opening bell to mark the start of the session -- in this case at New York's Times Square, home of the Nasdaq.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Healey was pushing the prime minister to commit to hitting that mark by 2030.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Washington So it’d be like 007 with a question mark: 007?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

These boundary zones, known as terminators, mark the transition between the planet's permanent day side and permanent night side.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Turns out Dad arranged for them to come with a cake for me to mark my birthday properly, even though I don’t turn sixteen until after Christmas.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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