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rubric

[roo-brik] / ˈru brɪk /


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Situations that get bundled together under this rubric include airlines cutting flights, Asian governments requiring home-working to save fuel, rising EV sales and high energy costs sapping overall economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

“It’s about transparency. It’s objectivity. It’s being able to identify the conflicts of interest, mitigate or eliminate the ones that are substantial, and then disclose—because our federal securities rubric is a disclosure-based regime,” Dahiya says.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

It can help to think in loose categories — less a rubric than a set of handles you can grab when decision-making feels like too much:

From Salon Jan. 29, 2026

Ultimately, the dog is matched with an adopter using the same considered rubric, and the happily ever after ensues.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2025

I devised a bizarre and ever-evolving rubric by which I measured his love for me, and when he failed to meet it, I became paranoid.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

The Kobe University finding challenges conventional approaches to test preparation and scoring rubrics.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2024

It includes recent rubrics — gleaned from public records — used by admissions committees for the university’s computer science, informatics, public health and business school departments.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2023

Articulate how rubrics provide insight into the final outcomes of an assignment.

From Textbooks Dec. 21, 2021

And as Zwirner said, “Different communities are developing different rubrics for what makes art good.”

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2021

She puts down the stack of rubrics she’s holding.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden




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