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benchmarks

noun

plural of benchmark

as in standards

something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years

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Recent Examples of benchmarks Every other function was given tools, processes and benchmarks decades ago. — Simon De Baene, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 As in the productivity and content creation tests, the Scar 18 wound up somewhere in the middle for most of our graphics benchmarks. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026 Its capabilities are already outgrowing the benchmarks built to measure them; moreover, a model of the same level becomes tens of times cheaper within a year. — Dmytro Korchevskyi, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026 During the mission, the computer will run high-performance computing benchmarks to evaluate its capabilities under lunar conditions. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026 Both ratios peaked around June 1, and semis have lagged both benchmarks since, AI build-out notwithstanding. — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Applegate was diagnosed with MS in 2021, before these new benchmarks were established. — Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026 Quanta spoke to Hardt about what went wrong, and right, with benchmarks, and where to take them next. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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As the industry kept growing, Congress added safety, noise and emissions standards to protect the communities living beneath the flight paths.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Staff are attentive and helpful without being overly formal, delivering the high standards of a larger hotel with the personal touch of a boutique property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

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