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The word criteria traces back to roots meaning what?

criteria

[krahy-teer-ee-uh] / kraɪˈtɪər i ə /






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If the voting criteria is to reward the year’s finest movies, the answer would be an unqualified yes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

So goes the criteria for a role working as chief of staff to Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures, the renowned venture firm that’s backed companies including OpenAI, Stripe and DoorDash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

"We chose Shell because it's an emblematic company. It meets all the criteria," Thales Miola, a lawyer for the Brazilian NGO Instituto Preservar, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Access to weight loss drugs on the NHS is governed by strict criteria across the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

We have three criteria for judging a cow.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola


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