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benchmark

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


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The Bank of Thailand is widely expected to keep its benchmark policy rate at 1.00% on Wednesday, as growth softens and inflationary pressures rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The benchmark S&P 500 External link traded flat.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It also raised its benchmark lending rate to 5.00% from 4.75%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

WTI contracts for the same month, which are more tightly linked to U.S. gasoline prices, were marked 1.8% higher at $94.61 a barrel—representing a four-day advance that has added nearly 15% to the domestic benchmark.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 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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