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yardsticks

  • plural
    of yardstick.
    yardstick
    noun
    a stick a yard long, commonly marked with subdivisions, used for measuring.

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By the usual economic yardsticks — such as income, industry and technology — it looks fully developed, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank treat it that way.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

Based on yardsticks such as the price/earnings ratio and enterprise value to free cash flow, the valuation isn’t egregious.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

It was one of the warning lights for technicians who watch such yardsticks for clues about the market’s direction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

Even if he did not have a famous writer for a father, Dubus would have plenty of yardsticks against which to measure his achievements, pains and pleasures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

A hundred and fifty mice pushed back from their yardsticks and rose to their feet.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck