benchmark
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Global benchmark Brent crude logged a record intraday high of $147.50 a barrel on July 11, 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data, based on futures contracts with the closest maturity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
It outperformed competing models on benchmark tests, scoring a range of intelligence categories.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
South Korea's benchmark Kospi stock index opened at a fresh high of over 6,700 on Thursday following strong earnings figures from Samsung and US technology giants.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
However, the oil benchmark has been rising steadily over the last 12 days, as the US continued its blockade.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Vocabulary lists containing benchmark
Born a Crime
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