benchmark
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Energy Information Administration recently forecast that the price of international benchmark Brent crude will average $89 a barrel at the end of this year and $79 in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
In afternoon trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF front-month contract is down 1.7% to 48.57 euros a megawatt-hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index closed 8.4 percent higher and Japan's Nikkei index ended the day 3.1 percent up, after Iran said it was examining a new US proposal to end the war.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Of the 100 homes sampled, 17 had lead levels above 80 milligrams per kilogram, California’s benchmark for residential properties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 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
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