benchmark
Example Sentences
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But the market for private-company investments has turned more crowded, and returns now struggle to match broader stock-market benchmarks such as the S&P 500.
China's top court has issued a ruling confirming humans in cars with assisted driving technology are responsible for their vehicle, setting a nationwide benchmark as Beijing positions itself as a standards-setter in the auto market.
From Barron's
What was once an annual gimme, is now a brutal benchmark which England have struggled to reach.
From BBC
The shared benchmark keeps everyone in the pool.
Russia’s main grade of crude, known as Urals, trades for around $45 a barrel, well below the international benchmark Brent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
