standards
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Never mind that the game itself didn’t quite live up to the standards set here by Pelé, Maradona, or Mexican teams past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I already knew I wouldn’t be able to include the award category because of Times standards.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Robots currently require supervision by humans who can activate emergency stop functions, he noted, and there are not yet recognised industry-wide safety standards.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
If approved, the policy would introduce consistent standards across the county for the first time, replacing a mix of approaches that existed before the council was created in 2023, a council spokesperson said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Hoover, who believed that his men should conquer their deficiencies the way he had conquered his childhood stutter, purged anyone who failed to meet his exacting standards.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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