baseline

Example Sentences

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In non-remote roles, young graduates’ relative unemployment rate ticked up in 2020 but returned to baseline soon afterward, the research found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Sabalenka routinely stepped inside the baseline to receive second serves and won 21 points from a possible 35.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There was little to separate Zverev and De Jong in the opening set, with De Jong going toe-to-toe with the heavy-hitting German in the baseline exchanges while also showing attacking intent on the approach.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Last year was one of the three warmest years on record, with the globally averaged near-surface temperature estimated at more than 1.43C above the 1850-1900 baseline.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

To establish her cognitive baseline that day, the researchers had her do some math problems and memory challenges.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel