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Recent Examples of standards
The state spent more than $20 billion without uniform standards to measure effectiveness.
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Julie Watts, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Inflation and stagnant wages have squeezed living standards.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Lamima was the first phinisi fitted out to superyacht standards.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Collins said because of Arlington ISD’s standards, students will not be in overcrowded classrooms.
—Rachel Royster
january 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Julie Watts, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Inflation and stagnant wages have squeezed living standards.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Lamima was the first phinisi fitted out to superyacht standards.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Collins said because of Arlington ISD’s standards, students will not be in overcrowded classrooms.
—Rachel Royster
january 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
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Top American universities that serve as gateways to leadership could both broaden access and strengthen meritocratic norms in admissions by focusing more heavily on indicators of academic potential and reducing preferences that primarily track family income.—
Raj Chetty,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unlike the interest rate norms of the past, however, rates here often remain higher for short-term CDs (which mature in under 12 months) versus long-term CDs (which have terms lasting multiple years).—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standards. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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