standard
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It’s your standard drama-commentary channel, but about, for instance, “The Most Controversial Episode of the Great British Sewing Bee.”
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026
By comparison, around 25% of patients treated with the standard approach of surgery followed by chemotherapy are expected to relapse within three years.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
We set that standard launching free, fast Wi-Fi that forced the industry to adopt it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Terry Haines of Pangaea Policy said in a note that the likelihood of finding enough evidence to meet the statutory “for cause” standard to remove her is low, but not impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The standard way to paint a fresco—a painting on a wall—is to use water-based paints on fresh plaster.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
"God forbid I raise my standards," she laughs.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Measuring historic wealth by modern-day standards is challenging because the underlying economic conditions have changed drastically.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
We design our standards to ensure no one will lose; we preoccupy ourselves more with the comfort of the worst than the potential of the best.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The necessity of maintaining fuel efficiency standards is manifest in California, where about 40% of those emissions come from auto and truck tailpipes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
He replied to Pavlov that he could not debase his own standards of sportsmanship and would see the match through despite Fischer’s outrageous conduct.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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