standard
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The organization has defended its steep ticket prices, saying they reflect standard practices for major global sporting and entertainment events.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
And indeed what went on was bad by any standard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Investors in the Blackstone Private Credit Fund, or BCRED, requested to withdraw 10% of outstanding shares in the second quarter, but the firm stuck to its standard 5% repurchase limit.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
That’s why the gold standard is a colonoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure that uses a scope with a camera to examine the large intestine’s lining for precancerous or cancerous polyps.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The tables made it possible to calculate the positions of the planets to an accuracy thirty times better than the tables Copernicus had compiled, and remained the standard used for generations.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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