baseline

The baseline position appeared to be against any moves that could negatively impact American companies.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

This index has been rising mostly steadily and is now nearly 22 percentage points above its December 2025 baseline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Curating with reverence and love, Rosales uses her voice to establish a baseline of respect that many historians fail to achieve.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

That’s a 20% decline in the program’s baseline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Next time down the guy Slim took me baseline again, but just as he was laying the rock up over the rim, Rondell came out of nowhere and swatted his shot out of bounds.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

Though grocery costs may decrease slightly once fuel costs stabilize, they are unlikely to return to prewar baselines as retailers adjust to higher prices, Vyas noted, pointing to sustained increases in food costs post-pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Iraq's request may become part of the 2027 capacity review, where production baselines will be examined," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

With shorter points, lower-bouncing balls and the risk of slippy baselines, the Wimbledon grass is not easy to master for those who have not grown up playing on it.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

"The Human Flatus Atlas will establish objective baselines for gut microbial fermentation, which is essential groundwork for evaluating how dietary, probiotic or prebiotic interventions change microbiome activity."

From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2026

A. Ground strokes=All shots hit from the baselines off the bounce of the ball.

From The Art of Lawn Tennis by William (Bill) Tatem Tilden