yardstick
Example Sentences
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The group expects both a "high single-digit percentage" fall in "net bookings", its preferred sales yardstick that excludes deferred revenues, and a "high single-digit negative" operating margin.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Book value, or shareholder equity, has been a good yardstick for Berkshire stock during Buffett’s tenure.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Brent crude, the global yardstick for prices, fell around 13% to $95 a barrel on Wednesday following the cease-fire announcement, still significantly above its roughly $60 level in early January.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The result may not be the yardstick for England.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Before we knew where we were, we’d been seated down at this end of a yardstick.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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