yardstick
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Although never a yardstick to always take seriously, the reaction on social media has been more extreme.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
A core purpose for accounting standards is so investors have a common yardstick to compare companies across completely different industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ubisoft forecast Wednesday "net bookings", its preferred revenue yardstick, of 250 million euros for the first quarter of its 2026-27 financial year, well short of the 285.5 million expected among analysts quoted by Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Vitinha has already been mentioned several times in this column because he happens to be the yardstick for the best midfielders on the continent.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Miss Mortimer adjusted her posture until her back was straight as a yardstick.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
By the usual economic yardsticks — such as income, industry and technology — it looks fully developed, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank treat it that way.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Based on yardsticks such as the price/earnings ratio and enterprise value to free cash flow, the valuation isn’t egregious.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
It was one of the warning lights for technicians who watch such yardsticks for clues about the market’s direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Even if he did not have a famous writer for a father, Dubus would have plenty of yardsticks against which to measure his achievements, pains and pleasures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
A hundred and fifty mice pushed back from their yardsticks and rose to their feet.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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