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standpoint

[stand-point] / ˈstændˌpɔɪnt /


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But even from a business-minded standpoint, by any hard-minded accounting of costs and time and reach and relevance and adaptability and return on investment, 60 Minutes was working.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Yet from a legal standpoint, age discrimination is hard to prove.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

From a societal standpoint, the purpose of a stock market is to funnel money from millions of savers into giant projects—such as, in the 19th century, railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Beyond the strategic implications, D-Wave’s deal make sense from an organizational standpoint.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The nineteenth-century prescriptivist Richard White had no luck banning standpoint and washtub, nor did his contemporary William Cullen Bryant succeed in outlawing commence, compete, lengthy, and leniency.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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