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benchmark

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


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The Bank of Japan boosts its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, the highest since 1995.

From Barron's

The Bank of Japan boosts its benchmark lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, the highest since 1995.

From Barron's

It was also the last time the Bank of Japan’s benchmark interest rate was as high as 0.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a widely expected decision, the Bank of Japan's policy board, led by governor Kazuo Ueda, increased its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point to "around 0.75%" on Friday.

From BBC

After the release of a third version of Gemini in November, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” for the company to help it regain its lead on key model-performance benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal