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standard

[stan-derd] / ˈstæn dərd /






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Early pancreatic cancer typically produces few noticeable symptoms, and the changes it causes in pancreatic tissue can be too subtle to detect through standard medical imaging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Every 10 seconds it takes a photo, it looks at the litter it can see by the side of the road and it grades it according to a national standard."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

As Obama economic adviser Jason Furman says, the standard way to estimate the revenue effect of tax policies is to account for the “behavioral consequences from that law.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

We’re gonna demand the same standard that we did in our last game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Following standard procedure for covert operations, Barker had held back key information until the last moment.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

When he arrived, it was said by United officials that Wilcox would work across all technical areas of the club to achieve "highest standards of performance" and would be answerable to the sporting director.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Generally, yes — at least in documentaries that follow traditional journalistic standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The 2- and 3-nanometer standards are considered state of the art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hernandez-Ariano, a qualified insurance salesman, warns that those selling insurance are not held to the same high standards of fiduciary responsibility as financial planners.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

A few years before, Ann had taken to slipping out of the house with a wild group that included French—wild by the standards of rural North Carolina in the 1950s, anyway.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson


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