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Recent Examples of standards
When the pace of innovation slows, standards emerge.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Holding people who are doing journalism on social media to different standards than traditional journalists is a bad habit.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Measures include improving supervision and staffing, ensuring functional doors and locks and requiring staff to meet constitutional standards when using force.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Additional attachments will be added as applicable new accessibility standards come into effect.
—Hazlitt, 4 Jan. 2025
The lack of standards for unlicensed vendors erodes the integrity of the entire industry.
—John Murn, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Jim McGregor, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Holding people who are doing journalism on social media to different standards than traditional journalists is a bad habit.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Measures include improving supervision and staffing, ensuring functional doors and locks and requiring staff to meet constitutional standards when using force.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Additional attachments will be added as applicable new accessibility standards come into effect.
—Hazlitt, 4 Jan. 2025
The lack of standards for unlicensed vendors erodes the integrity of the entire industry.
—John Murn, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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Effective cyber governance necessitates strong public-private collaborations, common norms, and ongoing communication.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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British officials see the visit as a way to engage a president whose foreign policy has challenged postwar norms.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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