baseline

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Kansanback recommends pulling a Carfax report of the vehicle’s history as a baseline to check for flood damage, serious accidents or a salvage title.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

This approach allows scientists to establish a clear baseline of how the system works under normal conditions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

But with firmer headline inflation and a higher baseline price for oil expected to linger for several months, barring any major reversals, the drag on growth is baked in at this point.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Beyond these concerns, there is a more fundamental problem: India has been making policy without a recent population baseline.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

They passed the ball to one of their forwards coming along the baseline and he passed it to their center.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers