benchmark
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The price of global benchmark Brent crude oil briefly dropped below $100 a barrel, but rose back to around $102 by Friday evening.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Twilio and Vylor are joining the benchmark index.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
North Sea dated crude—a benchmark reported by Argus Media to track on-the-spot deliveries—fetched $127.42 a barrel Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield retreated sharply after hitting a new 24-year high near 5.34% this morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
Extensive areas of unharvested forest were kept as benchmarks for comparison.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
According to the company, the model sets new highs on several coding and knowledge-work benchmarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
When Dannhauser’s research team used benchmarks reflecting what the funds actually invested in, the average active bond fund underperformed by 0.43% annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Chinese open weight models are being released at a rapid pace, with benchmarks showing the country's top models trailing US rivals by only a few months.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
When it’s a criminal case, the plan contains measurable benchmarks.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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