nonstandard
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Investors have a veritable lunch buffet of S&P 500 earnings figures to choose from—past or forward-looking, official or nonstandard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The company will no longer exclude stock-based pay from its nonstandard financial metrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
Some have more nonstandard options like gift cards or Amazon Pay.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
Studies have consistently shown that nonstandard work schedules -- working outside the traditional nine-to-five workday -- can negatively impact physical and mental health as well as social and family life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Double negatives, ain’t, and other nonstandard forms soon became stigmatized by their association with the less prestigious dialects of English used by its poorer and less educated speakers.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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