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If the job market continues on its current path, where there is weakening without a “material rise” in layoffs, lenders would be likely to keep their lending standards where they are, Kornfeld said.
From MarketWatch
Here’s an idea: At the beginning of their junior year, test high-school students against the military’s physical, mental and educational standards to serve.
Swinney said that rule was introduced to "set the highest standard of propriety and integrity".
From BBC
They enable extremely precise measurements, define the international standard for electrical voltage, and serve as essential components inside many quantum computers.
From Science Daily
When a young viewer finds an older successful series that ran on a network for years when 22 episodes per season was standard, they can binge for hundreds of hours.
From Los Angeles Times
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