standards
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About 600,000 people still get water from systems that state regulators say are failing to meet safe drinking water standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
A Lockheed spokeswoman said the company is working with the government and its suppliers to “eliminate bottlenecks and shorten lead times wherever possible, while still maintaining the rigorous performance and safety standards required.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Many feature lower credit limits, educational tools and approval standards that are more forgiving than those for traditional cards.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Like any insular organization—police unions, the military—the judiciary won’t raise its standards without outside oversight.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
He was the chaplain at Hackett and his Greek, which he had mostly learned at seminary, was crude and inferior even by my standards.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
