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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 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 Those pars sparked the turnaround. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 Adler finished at 14 over and recorded five pars during his round, while Simon ended his day at 18 over with two pars on his back nine. — Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026 But O’Keefe got pars on 15 and 16, then birdied 17 and 18 to leave no doubt. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026

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Noun

The criteria that will determine when that indicator appears have not been detailed publicly, and the company did not immediately provide comment to CNBC.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
With the advent of breed standards and clubs in the early 1900s, an official criteria for a proper Lab, such as otter tails, water resistant coats and wide skulls, became more concrete.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of criteria

Noun

The board sets education policy, maintains academic standards, and oversees educational licenses and the accreditation system.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
In the absence of so many senior stars in the wake of the World Cup, Dominik Szoboszlai and Milos Kerkez have stepped up, helping to set the standards for the youngsters who have been included on this pre-season tour to the United States.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of standards

Noun

This unconventional throuple in the quiet suburbs of North London challenged societal norms, lasting 10 years.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 July 2026
In the pre-AI world, most roles and required skills were focused on compliance, processes, organizational norms and deep, single-function skill sets.

— Fred Voccola, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of norms

Noun

When done well, this can create room for people to move up the value chain, but only if organizations intentionally redesign roles, performance metrics, and career paths around this new reality.

— Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026
Counting alone provides the metrics needed to create measurable ROI.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of metrics

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The system also not-so-subtly reduces the SUV’s gas mileage averages to 25 miles per gallon in city driving, 33 mpg on the highway.

— James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Prior to the Willow project coming online, the analyst expects free cash flow to grow by about $2 billion in 2027 and 2028, assuming Brent crude averages around $60 per barrel.

— TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 July 2026

Definition of averages

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For all the public, open source repos where most of the benchmarks are run, every single model has basically memorized the repo.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
The Kospi has become one of the world’s most volatile major benchmarks, with leveraged trading amplifying swings.

— Winnie Hsu, Fortune, 19 July 2026

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