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Recent Examples of standards
The service Service staff here operate to the highest standards.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Different teams contribute different pieces, often with varying standards and levels of discipline.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As a 42-year-old mom, my standards are admittedly high.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Keeping some of these companies viable for the next few years could be critical to ensuring that these technologies receive a full evaluation against those standards.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Even by recent standards of true crime consumption, where appetite for morbid and procedural play-by-plays has felt all but bottomless, the rapidly developing story’s many tentacles prompted a voracious true-crime feeding frenzy.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
That figure would likely translate to roughly 280 miles under EPA standards in the United States.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
So much of the focus had been on culture, unity and standards.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
In recent months, the scrutiny has expanded, with a new layer of fact-checking and standards installed by corporate.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2026
Different teams contribute different pieces, often with varying standards and levels of discipline.
—Matthew Sweeney, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As a 42-year-old mom, my standards are admittedly high.
—Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Keeping some of these companies viable for the next few years could be critical to ensuring that these technologies receive a full evaluation against those standards.
—ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Even by recent standards of true crime consumption, where appetite for morbid and procedural play-by-plays has felt all but bottomless, the rapidly developing story’s many tentacles prompted a voracious true-crime feeding frenzy.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
That figure would likely translate to roughly 280 miles under EPA standards in the United States.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
So much of the focus had been on culture, unity and standards.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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Fires are common in India, where building laws and safety norms are often flouted by builders and residents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Within weeks of being sworn in to helm the FHFA, which oversees the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Pulte shattered norms by quickly jettisoning executives and policies.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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“Standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standards. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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