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a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous

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as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring

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Recent Examples of rubric In other words, there are limitations to using your own rubric. Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025 These are essentially risk assessment rubrics that aim to measure an AI model's capabilities and define the point at which its behavior becomes dangerous in areas like cybersecurity or biosciences. Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025 Create two to three behavioral questions for all candidates and grade them with consistent rubrics. Sharon Wu, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025 Instead, celebrate improvements publicly, coach misses privately, and anchor every review to the same rubric used in training and role-play. Ryan Hohman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rubric
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Noun
  • More Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Aces have won their third WNBA title in the last four years, behind another dominant season from the best women's basketball player in the world, A'ja Wilson.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Animation specialist label Gebeka Films acquired French distribution rights to the title, which will be released in the country next year.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Anthropic updated the rule in July, allowing prospective hires to polish their resumes, cover letters, and applications with the advanced tech.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • But Takaichi stood out for her rhetoric, vowing to crack down on rule-breaking visitors and immigrants.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Physics was the first category mentioned in Nobel's will, likely reflecting the prominence of the field during his time.
    USA Today, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has vowed for weeks to clean up crime in Chicago, though the city has experienced a decline in most major crime categories this year, according to WBEZ.
    Obed Manuel, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Earlier this year, the actress shared a heartfelt photo collage of the couple on Instagram for Valentine's Day with three red heart emojis in the caption.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As is typical for Cena's Instagram, the photo was posted without a caption, leaving fans to interpret its meaning.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This singalong anthem would become a beloved tradition for Charlotte FC.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Another activity listed is foraging in the wild — highlighting the tradition of looking for fresh berries and mushrooms.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • The new compass heading is clear, out with theChiarellis, the McKenzies, and the Milleys.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This acknowledged the error, diffused the awkwardness and reoriented the conversation onto a positive heading.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fireworks or incendiary devices of any kind.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Sirras said that award looks to be the first of its kind, and the board likely offered it to Nejatian because of a blessing from Opendoor’s cofounders, Eric Wu and Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Ending the war will offer the Israeli leader relief from daily headlines of IDF casualties, strained reservist forces, increasing international isolation and severe economic damage – heavy burdens for electoral campaigns.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Unsurprisingly, that fired up gossip, speculation and headlines.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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