standards
Example Sentences
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It raises a broader question about double standards; would Joshua or Fury be criticised quite so heavily if they chose not to engage with pre-fight promotional content?
From BBC • May 10, 2026
But there’s no way to examine this ecosystem without exploring the impossible standards mothers are held to — and forces like religion that shape those expectations.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
“Abstract Body” delves into the corseted, bustled shapes women were subjected to in centuries past, while “Reclaimed Body” acknowledges wild new imperatives that reject inherited standards and mock the idea of one body type.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Corporate credit spreads have also remained relatively calm, despite simmering worries about underwriting standards in the adjacent private-credit space.
From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026
Truly, even by his ordinary standards, what he was doing was useless; there was no escaping Ashmodai’s notice, and there was no getting off that stage.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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