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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

The order gives Interior Secretary Doug Burgum 90 days to determine whether the wolves have met federal recovery criteria for delisting or downlisting under the Endangered Species Act.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Loving dogs, and wanting to help people in need, are two of the biggest criteria for raisers to become a perfect match with Canine Companions.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of criteria

Noun

Inspectors have found hundreds of allegedly fictitious facilities, while at least 833 kitchens have been shut down for failing to meet hygiene and sanitation standards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Both choices will serve students when faculty are clear about their ambitions and standards.

— Sian Leah Beilock, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of standards

Noun

Washington should advance these norms through resolutions and interventions in the UN Security Council and General Assembly and use diplomacy to try to get violators to change their behavior.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
Acuña, limited by hamstring injuries to roughly 60 percent of the Braves’ games this year, has performed below his career norms.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of norms

Noun

But the hope is that QBI provides a better picture of quarterback quality than the traditional stats (passing touchdowns, passing yards, completion rate) as well as the more advanced metrics (EPA and success rate).

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Evaluation metrics also change frequently, as new ones get created.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of metrics

Noun

Each one had higher rates of granting asylum and lower rates of denying immigration relief compared to the national averages, according to Syracuse University’s Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Misleading averages, alienated families On the face of it, everything might not look so dire.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of averages

Noun

The company plans to expand the initiative with additional datasets, benchmarks, and research resources.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Because development is heavily driven by optimizing for isolated internal benchmarks rather than cohesive user workflows, the AI looks excellent on research charts but feels fragmented and rigid in real-world application.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

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