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standard

[stan-derd] / ˈstæn dərd /






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“Most of the underlying investments are liquid standard assets, such as bonds and money market funds, rather than illiquid nonstandard credit assets,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Wedgewood appears to have charged clients to conduct surveys on their behalf, a standard practice for aboveboard polling firms that could in this case amount to fraud.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

The conference had already selected the presentation for its presidential symposium, a slot reserved for medical studies that have the potential to change the standard of care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Someone performing modified push-ups might advance to the standard movement, while another participant might increase the height of the stepper.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

It is a standard ploy of opponents of relativism to argue that we all share certain commonsensical capacities for reasoning, and thus we can all recognize better knowledge when we see it.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Alibaba and other Chinese e-commerce stocks fell as Beijing called for higher standards.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Even by the standards of Renaissance Florence, where talent flowed in torrents, the existence of three generations of innovative masters in one family was nothing short of extraordinary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In a statement on Instagram, Angelone said he let his "need for validation supersede my own standards and morals".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Kessler is the next center in line, the next big man who will try to live up to those lofty standards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

If my penmanship doesn't meet Miss Simpsons standards, it's because my hands are shaking with excitement.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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