standard

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The union that represents the department’s rank-and-file members has long complained of a double standard that lets well-connected officers and senior leaders off the hook.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

In Hong Kong, the “one share, one vote” standard in Hong Kong’s company listing rules, implemented in 1989, is being eroded.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Many of these workers rely on informal, often unregulated centres that sell and refill cylinders smaller than the standard 14.2kg size.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

An Anthropic spokeswoman said that this is consistent with standard accounting practices because the company is the principal in the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Despite recent efforts to locate the title in the twentieth century, they comprised, by any informed and fair-minded standard, the greatest generation of political talent in American history.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis