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benchmark

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


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The federal-funds rate is the formal name for the Fed’s benchmark interest rate.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Mythos scored a 100% on Anthropic’s CyBench cybersecurity benchmark, demonstrating high skills in finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 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

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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