benchmark
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Treasury note, a key benchmark for mortgage rates and other borrowing costs, reached as high as 4.687% Tuesday, its highest intraday level since January 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
International benchmark Brent was hovering around $109 while West Texas Intermediate at $107.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Brent crude - the global benchmark for wholesale oil prices - is currently trading at about $111 a barrel.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The yield on the benchmark 10-year note settled 4.622%, its highest level since February 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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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