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standards



NOUN
ideals
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"There's always a danger of getting medicines that aren't made to medical standards," Nutt says.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

There is something genuinely quite heartbreaking about watching Panettiere, a young woman just coming to understand Hollywood industry standards, repeat the sickly refrains of a similarly demanding profession.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

“Each claim is held to technical, legal, and evidence standards set by insurers, not the property owner,” it says.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

“The standards around it don’t exist right now,” said Amanda Annis, an agent at Trident Media Group.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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