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mark

[mahrk] / mɑrk /


NOUN
criterion, standard
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NOUN
goal, target
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While earnings and revenue came in better-than-expected, guidance missed the mark.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The coming months should mark a meaningful step-up, with a flurry of high-profile mega-IPOs from SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic expected to raise tens of billions of dollars each.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's important to me that my mark reflects what I've done, and my hard work throughout my third year, and I don't want that to go to waste," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The decision to raise interest rates would mark the central bank’s first in almost three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“In here,” he says, “is all you need for a claim. A compass. Stakes, ribbons to mark the allowed one hundred and sixty acres.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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