The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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To fight the industry’s double standards, she created a wealth of her own, making Madonna impossible to pin down and thus endlessly fascinating.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Through her fierce exposure of her ugly travails, Ms. Williams’s Anna seems to grow in stature and radiance—becoming a truth-teller who isn’t afraid to risk love, or life, to expose men’s hypocrisies and double standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
A 1-percentage-point increase in annual productivity growth would double standards of living within a single generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
"As in other countries, things in Spain are progressing from the past - this is positive for our view of women and sexuality" he says, adding no gender should face double standards.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2025
Dear Diary, In class today we discussed how double standards exist for men and women.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
