standard

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"Regrettably, on this occasion the standard of driving fell short of what it is expected, which has led to the most devastating of outcomes."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

An Anthropic spokeswoman said that this is consistent with standard accounting practices because the company is the principal in the transaction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Training the neuro-symbolic model required only 1% of the energy used by a standard VLA system.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

While federal officials declined to comment on the claim itself, some stressed that Phillips’ work record is otherwise standard, leaving observers to reconcile the unusual story with his professional background.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Any standard music theory book or course will introduce the basics of Western music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones