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Recent Examples of standards
Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.
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Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Unemployment remains low by historical standards but had ticked up from previous lows.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The administration has also rolled back some tariffs and fuel efficiency standards for passenger vehicles, moves aimed at lowering everyday costs for Americans.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Electric vehicles could soon be in the crosshairs of Congress, with a new bill that would force more rigorous safety standards.
—Jessica Moore, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Other specs of note include durability testing to MIL-STD-810H standards, IP68 water resistance, and IP69K dust sealing.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
Collins said because of Arlington ISD’s standards, students will not be in overcrowded classrooms.
—Rachel Royster
january 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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Democracies can invest in the tools and norms that preserve open access to space, or the rules will be written by those who do not answer to the public.—
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis said that, inside locker rooms, attitudes have largely returned to pre-COVID norms.—
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“Standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standards. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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