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The baseline probability of a double-digit gain in any given year is 49%, based on the Dow’s 129 calendar years.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The team is currently using animals such as mice to establish baseline measurements of how fluid normally moves through the brain.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

The only July in modern times where that reading was stronger was in 1997, when the ocean temperatures there were 2.74 degrees above the baseline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

That’s understating it: Satellite data weekly updated by the European Union confirm that Canada’s total burned area in 2026 by Aug. 5 was below the 2012-25 average the EU uses as a baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

He’s on fire, blazing from baseline to baseline.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander

OPEC+ is also reviewing members’ production capacity to establish 2027 output baselines, which will determine future quotas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

"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

"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