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standards



NOUN
ideals
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Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that Bangladeshi authorities were failing to uphold international legal standards.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Publication in the Journal means only that an article is original, has met scholarly standards and been peer-reviewed; not that its analysis or conclusions are endorsed by the Journal’s editors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“Ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of individuals in our custody is a top priority at ICE. ICE has higher detention standards than most U.S. prisons that hold actual U.S. citizens.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Like the early Christians, the Norsemen measured their life by heroic standards.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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