standards
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I focused on tactical advice, like office norms to learn and academic standards to leave behind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“There needs to be minimum federal safety standards enacted governing sports betting.”
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Those funds could potentially go to putting electrical lines underground, supporting local businesses or helping residents rebuild their homes to fire-resistant standards.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Ministerial ethics watchdog Sir Laurie Magnus said he had "allowed a perception of impropriety to develop" and "failed to uphold the standards expected in the rules".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“It was a clear sign that lenders had lost it, constantly degrading their own standards to grow loan volumes,” Burry said.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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