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benchmark

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


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The competing producers share pricing information with Expana, a service that uses sales data to compile a benchmark price used by the producers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

That puts the benchmark on pace for its best monthly gain since 2020.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

So much so that $200 million to $300 million has become the next benchmark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The price of most-active Brent futures, the international oil benchmark, was rising Thursday, while U.S. oil futures were falling.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 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




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