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benchmark

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


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However, analysts consider it unlikely that there is a return to the 2022 price peaks -- when the European benchmark contract TTF briefly exceeded 300 euros per megawatt-hour.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Scholarship Prep South Bay, a Wilmington charter school, touts a rare benchmark of success.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Shares of the Thai mobile network service provider have declined around 8% since its 2Q results, underperforming the benchmark SET Index’s roughly 2% drop, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

The early moves took both the U.S. benchmark and the international benchmark to their highest levels since July 23.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 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

In each case that translates into higher rates throughout the financial system, since banks will demand higher returns for all sorts of lending compared to these risk-free benchmarks.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The new salaries announced Tuesday act as benchmarks rather than set amounts, Chan said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

“AI takes risk, recommends a narrow set of assets, focuses on specific industries, and does not appear to exhibit better performance” than passive benchmarks, researchers wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

In “Succession,” the unfathomably rich Roy children are trying and failing to reach the benchmarks set by their father.

From Salon Aug. 30, 2026

When it’s a criminal case, the plan contains measurable benchmarks.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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