standards

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It has lifted living standards, created opportunity and helped build the strongest middle class in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The detainees requested a review of commissary pricing by facility leaders, a comparison of prices with prison industry standards, an immediate reduction in prices of essential items and the implementation of reasonable price caps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

“Evolving standards of decency,” Kennedy continued, “must embrace and express respect for the dignity of the person, and the punishment of criminals must conform to that rule.”

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026

"This is the board's final chance to demonstrate they can deliver the consistent high standards of care that the people of north Wales deserve," he added.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

I was also forty years old—practically a spinster by that era’s standards.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson