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mark

[mahrk] / mɑrk /


NOUN
criterion, standard
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NOUN
goal, target
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The idea that McGinn's career had hit its ceiling could not have been further off the mark, but he was lucky to have one at all two years later.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And to mark his birthday Sunday, he’s literally picking a fight — actually seven of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

On Thursday, the currency was hovering around the 18,000 mark, having started the year at about 16,600 to the dollar.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

These boundary zones, known as terminators, mark the transition between the planet's permanent day side and permanent night side.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Anyway, Tansy had her a payload of pupils and could just mark me and Charlie absent.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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