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Recent Examples of standards
The Department of Homeland Security has said that the facilities meet federal detention standards and undergo regular audits and inspections.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Both the Times of London and the Daily Telegraph reviewed Newman’s book poorly, with an air of anti-woke ennui, accusing her of imposing contemporary moral standards on the vices of the past.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Pilot and airline associations state that all pilots meet the same high standards regardless of background.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Greenville Zoo Greenville Zoo is small by zoo standards—just 14 acres—but that’s part of the appeal.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
For years, Victoria’s Secret tried to outrun its legacy of hyper‑narrow beauty standards with cautious rebrands and empowerment slogans that critics derided as box‑checking.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Our decision to fund these life-changing experiences represents a strategic commitment to expanding opportunity for our students, aligning Florida Atlantic with the highest standards in American higher education.
—Adam Hasner, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Alfonsi said the story, vetted by lawyers and the standards and practices department, was held for political reasons.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Speaking to The Daytona Beach News-Journal, an FDOH representative stated that the analysis was conducted using EPA standards for measuring arsenic in environmental samples, such as soil—not food.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Both the Times of London and the Daily Telegraph reviewed Newman’s book poorly, with an air of anti-woke ennui, accusing her of imposing contemporary moral standards on the vices of the past.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
Pilot and airline associations state that all pilots meet the same high standards regardless of background.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
Greenville Zoo Greenville Zoo is small by zoo standards—just 14 acres—but that’s part of the appeal.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
For years, Victoria’s Secret tried to outrun its legacy of hyper‑narrow beauty standards with cautious rebrands and empowerment slogans that critics derided as box‑checking.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Our decision to fund these life-changing experiences represents a strategic commitment to expanding opportunity for our students, aligning Florida Atlantic with the highest standards in American higher education.
—Adam Hasner, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Alfonsi said the story, vetted by lawyers and the standards and practices department, was held for political reasons.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Speaking to The Daytona Beach News-Journal, an FDOH representative stated that the analysis was conducted using EPA standards for measuring arsenic in environmental samples, such as soil—not food.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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The problem is that teachers’ empathy and impulse to make the world a better place are deliberately used by people who promote political agendas through teacher training, curricula and professional norms.—
Dana Stangel-Plowe,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
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Travelers use movement through space to explore personal identity and social norms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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