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pars

noun

plural of par

as in criteria

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared that last dining experience was not quite up to par

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as in normals

what is typical of a group, class, or series a pulse of 70 is par for people of that age group

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Recent Examples of pars My strength in stroke play is scraping out pars and grinding out pars. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Ryan Gerard, one shot behind Hovland staring out, made double bogey on the opening hole, followed with 13 straight pars and shot 72 to finish alone in third. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 Woodland had eight pars and one bogey on the front nine Saturday. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Canter was one over par through his first three holes before making nine birdies and six pars over his final 15 holes. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Then Knight won Holes 3 and 4 with pars as Loflin tried to grind his way back into the match. — Staff, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Three more pars and a bogey to enter the back nine tied with Kuchar, who was seeking his first major championship. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Hovland made four bogeys, but only six pars — enough birdies (5) to stay in it. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 Sam Stevens, who closed within two shots of Clark on the front, started the back nine with three straight bogeys and closed with six straight pars for a 72. — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

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Noun

Under the order, GovOps would be required to create third-party safety criteria for AI developers by May 2027 and implement them by December 2027.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Someone can meet criteria for severe AUD at age 21, and then, with treatments, brain maturation, lifestyle changes and/or years of abstinence, be diagnosis-free at age 40.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of criteria

Noun

Temperatures are expected to be closer to seasonal normals, reaching highs in the 80s through the weekend and into early next week.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Our extended winter weather forecasts emphasize temperature and precipitation deviations from averages, or normals.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of normals

Noun

Brand standards ensure spectacular services and top notch amenities and comfort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Residents will have a chance to weigh in Saturday during a community meeting for the downtown Lincoln master plan and its objective design and development standards.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of standards

Noun

Leaders should also establish clear team norms for when communication can happen asynchronously and when a live conversation is more appropriate.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Aligning the machines to shift toward existing norms is already a moral and philosophical decision, one that relies on all sorts of conditional definitions.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of norms

Noun

Each city was graded on a score out of 100, with points based on metrics such as average spending on coffee, number of coffee drinkers per household, and number of affordable coffee shops.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
There are a lot of ways to slice the metrics on just how dependent the US economy has become on AI (and AI-adjacent) spending.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of metrics

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While significantly cooler air is not expected behind the front, temperatures should finally move closer to seasonal averages.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The percentage of students who met grade level increased across nearly all 3-8 grades in both reading and math, though the district still trails statewide averages.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of averages

Noun

In multi-core CPU benchmarks, the M6’s performance is roughly 20 percent faster than the M5.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Our industry can lose sight of that because wealth management firms are very good at measuring things, like returns, benchmarks and expense ratios.

— Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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