baseline

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All that, and during the quarter he flew into the baseline seats striving for a loose ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“It is therefore likely that a resumption of balance-sheet reduction warrants additional reductions in the federal-funds rate relative to baseline projections,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 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

In their analysis, the researchers used 3.6 percent as a baseline scenario and compared it with lower leakage rates of 0.5 percent and a scenario with no feedstock emissions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

Ben dribbled toward the center of the court, spotted Philip backdooring his man near the baseline and shuffled a pass beneath Rostelli’s arms.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy