standard
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It measures less than three centimeters in standard length, but its appearance is anything but ordinary.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Ireland has objected to the standard, and experts have speculated that the debate was whether the teapot should be pre-warmed.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
I grew up playing Zelda on the N64, which pioneered the joystick - but nowadays two sticks is the standard, with one to move and one to control the camera.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
Could this historic meteor shower be the standard?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Because equal temperament is now so widely accepted as standard tuning, musicians do not usually even speak of intervals in terms of ratios.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Much of the group’s production of standards, voluntary but widely followed sets of specs, is about as dry as you’d expect.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
At each level of the certification process, the expectations increase and every person—no matter the age—meets the same standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
When the Iqaluit shoot finally began this March, Lambe and the creators recall, the temperature was also 20 C colder than in Season 1 — a jarring drop even by Arctic standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
And while safeguarding standards have been heavily tightened in some parts of the entertainment world, she says it "still goes on".
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Their apartment was small by American standards, however—even for two people.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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