baseline
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On Thursday, for the first time since the start of the conflict, analysts at JPMorgan said they don’t have a baseline view of oil markets.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
Japan’s underlying inflation is tracking near 2%, sowing greater urgency among BOJ policymakers to contain price pressures than when baseline trends were weaker, said people familiar with the bank’s thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Baker-Mazara, who dealt with nagging injuries all season that held him out of practice, spent the remainder of the game in a folding chair on the baseline, away from the rest of the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
After firing down another unstoppable serve to win the match, Zverev returned to the baseline ready to start the next point - only to be told by his team the match was over.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Okay, so when will my baseline be established?”
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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"Iraq's request may become part of the 2027 capacity review, where production baselines will be examined," he added.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
With shorter points, lower-bouncing balls and the risk of slippy baselines, the Wimbledon grass is not easy to master for those who have not grown up playing on it.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
While Major League Baseball has been sweating over pitch clocks, ghost runners and the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, the Savannah Bananas have been juggling, dancing, cartwheeling along the baselines and running to first on stilts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"The Human Flatus Atlas will establish objective baselines for gut microbial fermentation, which is essential groundwork for evaluating how dietary, probiotic or prebiotic interventions change microbiome activity."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026
A. Ground strokes=All shots hit from the baselines off the bounce of the ball.
From The Art of Lawn Tennis by William (Bill) Tatem Tilden
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