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And in an index from Reporters Without Borders, a nonprofit organization tracking press freedom across 180 countries, the U.S. ranked 64th, its lowest grade since the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

She was reclassified only after requesting help during a school board meeting when she was in eighth grade — a change that immediately opened up more rigorous classes, including honors English.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Full synthetic and low-viscosity grade oils like 0W-20, 0W-16, 0W-8 are the most affected by reduced refining capacity in the Persian Gulf, according to the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association, a U.S. trade group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

There is also a 'utilisation chart' that records how often the player has been used over a three-year period, as well as a scouting grade that indicates how highly the traditional scouts rate the individual.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Oh yeah. Just like the summer before seventh grade, when we took my grandpa’s tents out to the shore, and you swore you saw a UFO skimming along the lake.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The firms thread the needle by creating complex investments that land investment grades from credit-ratings firms and still pay high interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

I have also seen the effect of replacing state test scores, grades and attendance as admission rubrics for middle school and high school with lottery numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The ruling did not require schools to base admissions solely on grades or test scores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

The researchers also plan to test other forms of biochar, evaluate the mixture in different grades of concrete and mortar, and study whether pre-soaked biochar can further improve its performance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

You had to have good grades and a high moral character to be invited.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Castlehill, now renamed Morar Highland, was graded "good" in its most recent care inspection.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

It’s not just wearable trackers like Oura, Fitbit, Whoop and Ultrahuman that people are turning to for graded sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The bill only applies to specific developments, including those that are proposed on an graded infill site and those that pay construction workers a prevailing wage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

If graded on a curve for performance this year, financial stocks would still barely receive a passing grade.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026

When George Naylor delivers his truckload of corn, it is weighed and graded and his account is credited with that day’s price per bushel.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

This may appear to provide oversight, but the system is grading its own work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Trading-card grading volume is growing year over year, hitting a record high this April, and so is counterfeit activity.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

You might say that’s mawkish, or that I’m grading on a curve for a first-time filmmaker.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

About 100 health visitors at Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board have been on strike since February in a row over job grading, saying they are losing up to £9,000 a year as a result.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“First, that grading is not an exact science. Second, this case has demonstrated amply the absurdity of setting grades by public hearing.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger