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stretchmarks

British  
/ ˈstrɛtʃˌmɑːks /

plural noun

  1. marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Meta’s AI capabilities are getting a boost with Thursday’s launch of Muse Spark 1.1, an agentic coding model comparable to leading industry benchmarks from OpenAI and Anthropic.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 9, 2026

McPeake noted that Quantinuum “has set the industry benchmarks in quantum compute,” referring to its Helios platform achieving an industry-leading 99.92% two-qubit gate fidelity.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

OpenAI recently released GPT-5.5, a powerful model that topped a number of industry benchmarks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Adani also dismissed concerns over its debt-fueled growth, saying the “leverage ratios of Adani portfolio companies continue to be healthy and are in line with the industry benchmarks of the respective sectors.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

More than half of Wells Fargo’s loan portfolio carries variable interest rates, with the majority linked to industry benchmarks which have largely fallen in recent months.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2019

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