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AB’s long jump did not meet her usual standard.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
“These striking results firmly support daraxonrasib as the new standard of care for patients with previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer, and usher in a new era of RAS-targeted therapy for patients living with this disease.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"As is standard procedure when a police firearm is drawn, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been informed - and their enquiries are ongoing," Jones added.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
That has been the U.S. standard to ward off nuclear-weapons proliferation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 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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