standards
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Alibaba and other Chinese e-commerce stocks fell as Beijing called for higher standards.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
“Even by research standards, I do a lot of research,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Just over half responded, disclosing a total of 1,280 cases investigated by professional standards departments in the three years to January.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Set in 1950s Queens, “Mac” follows three Italian American brothers whose construction business strains under the oldest brother’s uncompromising standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Either piece of news—rising ratings standards or falling house prices—should have disrupted the subprime bond market and caused the price of insuring the bonds to rise.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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