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In April, The Times reported on a study by a team of university researchers and a local environmental health organization that found some remediated homes still had lead levels above California’s standard for residential properties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Where revenue or regulatory compliance depends on a measured quantity, companies should disclose how their instruments trace back to a national standard and state a margin of error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
He tells me his parents were able to move elsewhere in the country, enjoy a better standard of living and finally afford things that had previously been out of reach.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The 2025 law prevented tax rates from rising and it increased the amount of the standard deduction, among other things.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Any standard music theory book or course will introduce the basics of Western music.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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When the Iqaluit shoot finally began this March, Lambe and the creators recall, the temperature was also 20 C colder than in Season 1 — a jarring drop even by Arctic standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Centuries after the events of that saga, Stóra Dímun remains remote, even by north Atlantic standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Bosses at Lime, Voi and Bolt all welcomed the proposals, adding that consistent standards being applied across the country would provide clarity and certainty for operators, riders and the general public.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Until now, doctors and researchers have lacked a unified international framework for many of the essential procedures and quality standards involved in using phages as medical treatments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Truly, even by his ordinary standards, what he was doing was useless; there was no escaping Ashmodai’s notice, and there was no getting off that stage.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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