benchmark
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In early trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF contract slips 0.2% to 68.10 euros a megawatt-hour, but is up 7% on the week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, the Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index, a financial benchmark tracking the price corporates pay to access AI tools, registered another fall to $1.05.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Both main crude contracts were down 2.3 percent, with the Brent benchmark sitting at $92 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Singapore gross refining margin, used as a benchmark price reference by the Thai petroleum and energy conglomerate, has been higher than expected, the analyst notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Over the last decade, the total return on the S&P 500 has slightly topped total-market benchmarks such as the Morningstar index and the Russell 3000 by around 0.5 percentage points annually, according to FactSet data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Like Grande to her adoring fans, Maddie is Deena’s idol, and Deena measures Maddie’s success by her work benchmarks and public visibility.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Originally slated for a June release, the model reportedly fell short of internal benchmarks and has yet to be released.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
During Thursday’s testimony, Aspell said the highest ammonia level detected was 70 parts per million, which is more than 15 times higher than California’s short-term health-based benchmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
When it’s a criminal case, the plan contains measurable benchmarks.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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