standard
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But he lamented that he wasn’t shooting to his standard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
Airlines do not routinely weigh passengers before a flight and instead work on standard average weight for each passenger.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Unlike standard property taxes that attach as a lien, this personal surcharge invites disputes and loopholes, including the use of trusts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
The gold standard is the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, where Louis Kahn’s dramatic, barrel-vaulted, light-suffused spaces provide a harmonious setting for the paintings and sculptures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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
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