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benchmark

[bench-mahrk] / ˈbɛntʃˌmɑrk /
NOUN
reference point
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STRONGEST


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These data, Prof Ramesh says, "provide an important benchmark" for future studies into the potential energy generation mechanisms in the Sun's atmosphere.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Short-term government bond yields, which are heavily influenced by benchmark rate expectations, also dropped, and are sitting almost a quarter percentage point below last month’s high.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

He said that share prices seem to bake in that the company will move backwards rather than progress toward this benchmark.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 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

In the decade through June, just 13% of active large-cap funds beat their benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The company’s newest Gemini 3 model swept industry benchmarks, beating out rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in performance after getting a late start to the large-language-model race.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 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

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

But O’Malley was confident that Richard would be able to meet the benchmarks she’d set.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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