yardstick

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The plan unveiled Thursday will be the yardstick for Filosa, an Italian veteran of Fiat Chrysler who took over Stellantis nearly a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The group expects both a "high single-digit percentage" fall in "net bookings", its preferred sales yardstick that excludes deferred revenues, and a "high single-digit negative" operating margin.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The result may not be the yardstick for England.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Ubisoft reported Thursday that its preferred "net bookings" yardstick, which excludes revenue from deferred sales, climbed 12 percent year-on-year to almost 340 million euros in its third quarter.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

With a half-inch yardstick we can divide the foot-long side of the square into 24 segments, each half an inch long.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife