standard
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Restaurant tipping rates decreased by 0.05% on weekends when box-office revenue was one standard deviation higher than average.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
In Gloucestershire, McLaughlin said Sir David "set the standard" of what the wildlife trust should be doing when he opened its conservation centre at Robinswood Hill in 1992.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
There is always another doctrinal off-ramp available because the standard is constructed to keep recognition perpetually out of reach.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
“He’s got a great sense of self-accountability to where he’s his own worst critic,” Redick said before the game, “and he’s going to hold himself to a standard of how he wants to play.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
When you have been here a little longer, Miss Fairfax, you will understand that Mr. Elton is the standard of perfection in Highbury, both in person and mind.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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