- plural of standard.
standards
Example Sentences
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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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