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Recent Examples of standards
Speaking on a recent analyst call, Dimon also pointed to some easing in underwriting standards across the market, noting that the trend extends beyond private credit.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Good Jobs First said in most cases, states are failing to disclose incentives in violation of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, a private organization that sets financial reporting standards for state and local governments.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
There have been two hundred and sixty-seven Popes in the history of Popedom; would any of them have measured up to the President’s standards?
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Parima Ijaz, the founder of Pure Parima, said certification is an example of how the company aims to raise industry standards.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
There are no physical, mental, legal or political standards provided.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Donation is only considered after every life-saving effort has been exhausted and death has been declared according to strict medical and ethical standards.
—Dr. Hiroshi Sogawa, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Without systems that carry standards forward independently, growth begins to work against the very thing that made the organization worth growing.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
And yet, there is worry that one of the new personalities might go rogue; do something that doesn’t adhere to an organization’s journalism standards; or, most challenging, do something controversial on their own platform that becomes associated with the mainstream news venue that employs them.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Good Jobs First said in most cases, states are failing to disclose incentives in violation of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, a private organization that sets financial reporting standards for state and local governments.
—Kevin Hardy, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026
There have been two hundred and sixty-seven Popes in the history of Popedom; would any of them have measured up to the President’s standards?
—Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Parima Ijaz, the founder of Pure Parima, said certification is an example of how the company aims to raise industry standards.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
There are no physical, mental, legal or political standards provided.
—Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Donation is only considered after every life-saving effort has been exhausted and death has been declared according to strict medical and ethical standards.
—Dr. Hiroshi Sogawa, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
Without systems that carry standards forward independently, growth begins to work against the very thing that made the organization worth growing.
—Victoria Chynoweth, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
And yet, there is worry that one of the new personalities might go rogue; do something that doesn’t adhere to an organization’s journalism standards; or, most challenging, do something controversial on their own platform that becomes associated with the mainstream news venue that employs them.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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There is a tense contradiction between claims that LGBTQ+ rights are a western import and historical records that show more progressive, or even indifferent, societal norms in India.—
Supriya Ganesh,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2026
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What are the conventions and norms?—
Masud Husain,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standards. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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