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benchmark

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


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Crude prices have remained relatively low despite the global turbulence: The U.S. benchmark price currently is about $90 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Any changes to the benchmark index likely will be announced Friday after the close of trading.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

But those seven stocks account for around 33% of the large-cap benchmark index, making them a linchpin of investor portfolios.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The U.S. oil benchmark has been making small dips, then moving sideways briefly before rising again.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 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

Across the globe, bond yields are setting new highs with 10-year benchmarks at their steepest for thirty years in Japan, fifteen years for Germany and 18 years in the U.K.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Despite being a smaller model, Hy4 preview’s benchmark rankings are comparable with or exceed peers on certain AI evaluation benchmarks such as long-horizon task execution, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

In “Succession,” the unfathomably rich Roy children are trying and failing to reach the benchmarks set by their father.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

A flurry of positive headlines around diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz soothed oil investors, sending global oil benchmarks below $87 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

When it’s a criminal case, the plan contains measurable benchmarks.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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