benchmark
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These data, Prof Ramesh says, "provide an important benchmark" for future studies into the potential energy generation mechanisms in the Sun's atmosphere.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Each of SPGI’s benchmark franchises is a high-margin, IP licensing business with a formidable competitive moat inside an oligopolistic market structure,” the Pershing Square letter observed.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The European benchmark price for natural gas, the Dutch futures contract TTF, was up 4% to 61.11 euros a megawatt hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
The company’s newest Gemini 3 model swept industry benchmarks, beating out rivals OpenAI and Anthropic in performance after getting a late start to the large-language-model race.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
China’s loan prime rates are also set to be announced on Thursday, and will likely show no change to the benchmarks for the bulk of the country’s household and corporate loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like Grande to her adoring fans, Maddie is Deena’s idol, and Deena measures Maddie’s success by her work benchmarks and public visibility.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
During Thursday’s testimony, Aspell said the highest ammonia level detected was 70 parts per million, which is more than 15 times higher than California’s short-term health-based benchmarks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
If the kid completes the plan and meets the benchmarks, no criminal charges are ever filed.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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