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benchmark

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


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Morgan’s benchmark index after a borrowing spree in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark, rose 5.6% to $95.48 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Sandisk jumped 12% last Monday, when Nasdaq said it would be joining the benchmark tech index.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

"We need to set a benchmark, otherwise we're just going to continue to see this decline with hugely unmanageable, unsafe caseloads which are impossible for health visitors to work within," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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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