standard
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After speaking with other poets whose work had appeared on state exam papers, she believes that is standard practice, with the selections kept confidential until the exams take place.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Calculating how you’d fare with a lower Social Security benefit is not yet a standard part of the financial-planning process, but it’s starting to be integrated into more projections.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The chief of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines, Guliz Ozturk, noted wryly that it was standard practice for carriers to predict various scenarios at the beginning of the year, only to see something entirely different happen.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Judge Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: Judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
However, to make any sort of measurement, you need a standard, a common yardstick, to compare to the size of the lines.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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