standard

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The agreement represents a departure from standard practice, adding one more year to the WGA’s usual three-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Competing on Europe's biggest stage was no longer an achievement, it was considered the standard.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

WSJ followed the team working to make this tech the new standard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers noted that these changes were likely due to natural fluctuations in the disease and ongoing standard treatments, such as medications.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Who more gladly than we throughout the Four Nations received the ‘bloody sword,’ or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the King?

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker