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Participants received standard chemotherapy either alone or in combination with paricalcitol, a vitamin D analog already approved by the FDA for other medical uses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
A VIX reading of 27 is one standard deviation above its long-term average of 19.4.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026
Gemini Spark did impress me with collecting everything I needed for Global Entry applications from my Google services, which a standard Gemini search with Personal Intelligence couldn’t do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Authoritative is the gold standard," says Gosling who has looked at more than 1,000 studies.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Galileo also exhibited sunspots during his time in Rome, using the now standard device of projecting the image of the Sun through a telescope on to a white screen.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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But here’s a thought: Maybe the problem is not with Tennessee law but instead with the ethical standards that keep reputable medical professionals from participating in executions.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Thirteen councillors have been reported to the local government standards watchdog over conduct surrounding the parading dispute.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The U.A.E. and Israel are known to have high security standards in their airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“GBI’s standards remain staunchly nonpartisan through six presidential administrations, with a mission of supporting public lands management and the agencies charged with that mission,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments, with Soviet society reinforcing their heterosexual standards, felt that marriage was acceptable; but affairs were not.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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