criterion
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“My first criterion is: Has the hospice been around for longer than 15 years?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
First, we got a “speedy deletion” criterion for A.I. images, allowing editors not to spend a whole week on a deletion discussion.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
However, the predetermined statistical criterion was not met in the primary endpoint.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
However, Pfizer said it is confident in the vaccine’s potential, noting that this criterion was met in the second pre-specified analysis and the clinically meaningful efficacy demonstrated in the trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
But the key facts were clear from De Nova Stella—that the object was fixed among the fixed stars and met every criterion to be regarded as a genuinely new star.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Vocabulary lists containing criterion
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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