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baseline

[beys-lahyn] / ˈbeɪsˌlaɪn /


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That’s the baseline for many news outlets to broadcast or publish a story.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Yes, chatbots are unusually persuasive, and writers pick up model biases without even knowing it, but the baseline isn’t some platonic ideal of a perfectly objective journalist.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Pearce defines stagflation as unemployment one percentage point above baseline and core PCE inflation over one percentage point above 2% for a year.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

They estimate that about 10 million barrels of oil a day have been removed from the market due to the war in Iran, compared with their January baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

To Dr. Greenfield, the true believer, it is a crucial piece of baseline evidence.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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