benchmark
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The yield on Germany’s benchmark 10-year government bond—which has climbed steadily on rising interest-rate hike expectations—sank below 3% to trade near its lowest level in more than six weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
But those beaten-down stocks often rebounded the following year, generating average 12-month returns of 16.1%, slightly above the Russell 2000 benchmark.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In afternoon trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF front-month contract is down 1.7% to 48.57 euros a megawatt-hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Of the 100 homes sampled, 17 had lead levels above 80 milligrams per kilogram, California’s benchmark for residential properties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 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
Vocabulary lists containing benchmark
Born a Crime
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