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standardize

[stan-der-dahyz] / ˈstæn dərˌdaɪz /


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The second recommendation is to create an international body to standardize both how we train and how we contain AI models.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The findings come as state officials are proposing to overhaul decades-old pesticide regulations to toughen enforcement and standardize penalties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Companionship services are fragmented, hard to standardize, and vulnerable to safety concerns.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

A Microsoft spokesman said the company’s decision to reduce access to Anthropic’s Claude Code program wasn’t rooted in cost but stemmed from a desire to standardize what employees use across its organization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Gey and several colleagues had already organized a committee to develop procedures to “simplify and standardize the technique of tissue culturing.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

It standardizes production where possible, which lowers lead times and manufacturing costs, and its boats are smaller and cheaper to run.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

It also standardizes fast-charging technology and gives consumers the right to choose whether to buy new devices with or without a charger.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

The C.D.C. now has a similar process: The agency collects data from hospitals, counties and states, and then it standardizes and reports the data to the public.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023

This latest iteration of Thread standardizes border routers so that companies like Apple, Amazon, and Google can produce them in a way that device vendors can rely on.

From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022

You've got to know whether it standardizes production and marketing, or just markets by as many methods as there are producers.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

Verisk’s Insurance Services Office, which provides widely used standardized insurance policy forms, this year introduced optional exclusions for generative AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

These investigations will include standardized skin, hair and nail examinations along with biological monitoring.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

High blood pressure was also almost 50% more common among men than women, with age standardized rates of 42% and 29%, respectively.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

She now represents a central Austin district in the Texas House, where she’s worked on a wide set of education issues, from directing more tax dollars to neighborhood public schools to curbing standardized testing.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

Prison jobs became civil service jobs; prisons within the states became more standardized and centrally controlled; and unions in a few states, particularly New York and California, became important players.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Many in the industry have touted federal intervention as a way to “save” college sports by standardizing how recruitment and payment of athletes work.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

"That means sugar yields fluctuate... and that means alcohol output changes. So standardizing production becomes difficult. Mexico solved this over decades through selective breeding. India hasn't yet," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

“Some updates include further standardizing Department practices and processes to ensure organizational consistency, the introduction of new equipment and refining response protocols tailored to the nature of the call for service,” a statement read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

Perhaps there’s a deal to be made on increasing training for officers or standardizing uniforms and equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Given the necessity of standardizing, it was necessary for the general reputation of the business to standardize upward rather than downward.

From Higher Education and Business Standards by Willard E. (Willard Eugene) Hotchkiss


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