standard
noun
something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
standards
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pluralof standard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Jacob Coxon -- who resigned from Anthropic and previously worked at OpenAI -- publicly accused both startups of lax security standards and "gambling with our lives."
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in education and research.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Medical trials of a new drug typically take years before receiving regulatory approval, and involve rigorous a research and standards.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The company appointed a new U.S. president to lead the effort, called McDonald’s Next, and has started briefing operators on the new standards and training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
C.P.’s father died a few years later, at the age of forty-eight—not an unusually early death by mill standards.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
