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Recent Examples of nonstandard
The site also uses some nonstandard conventions, one of which cost me at least a half hour in data entry time.
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PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
To evaluate the effects of these nonstandard positions, researchers recruited 133 adults for this study.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Generated code may lack context, leading to nonstandard or vulnerable code.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
To evaluate the effects of these nonstandard positions, researchers recruited 133 adults for this study.
—Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Generated code may lack context, leading to nonstandard or vulnerable code.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstandard
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Additionally, techniques such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and mindfulness practices can now be delivered through AI, making therapy more scalable and cost-effective.—
Petr Tolochkov,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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This is the astonishing dialectical power of the moment.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday announced its James Beard Awards book and media nominees, which include Chicago native Ashok Selvam, regional editor for Eater Midwest.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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His free speech argument won May 1, 2025 5:00 AM The Charlotte Observer Nora O’Neill is the regional accountability reporter for The Charlotte Observer.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
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There’s very few vernacular places left in America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2025
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Villa Aalto, with its modest rooms, charming front portico, traditional hip roofline, and wooden beams, speaks to the easy sincerity of his early designs: vernacular elements at odds with the Modernist dogmas of the day.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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In countries such as Suriname, Guyana, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas, and other countries, the CCP has dug its financial claws into these economies, funneling billions of dollars into substandard infrastructure projects.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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And then there’s the slight issue of CP’s paddle, which is widely known to be substandard in terms of today’s technology and is a big reason she’s fallen out of favor with ALW/is falling down the ranks in singles.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes,
18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.—
Michael Plummer,
Forbes,
3 June 2022
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The case underscores the potential risks of informal workplace activities, particularly those involving personality assessments or character comparisons.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Four months later, reinforcements have arrived in the informal campaign to preserve classical TV structure.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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“Nonstandard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstandard. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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