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standard

[stan-derd] / ˈstæn dərd /






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Most filers save money by taking the standard deduction instead of itemizing deductions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Tax brackets, the standard deduction and approximately 70 other provisions are indexed to rise annually with inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Lawyers for CPL, the independent production company that makes the UK version of the show, previously said its welfare system is "gold standard" and industry-leading, and that it acted appropriately in all these cases.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

According to the researchers, these values fall within the standard thresholds used in quantum error correction schemes, which are designed to manage errors in quantum information processing.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

There is not a single drop of rain upon her although it continues to pour, the wind causing the rain to fall in several directions beyond the standard gravitational pattern.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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

Centuries after the events of that saga, Stóra Dímun remains remote, even by north Atlantic standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

While phage therapy still requires stronger evidence from controlled clinical trials, these international standards establish a clearer path for its responsible development.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

Indeed by Beje standards it was enormous; for the first few nights the ceiling seemed so far overhead that I could not sleep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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