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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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Similarly, the Blender CPU and GPU benchmarks showed the Falcon Northwest Talon's Intel and Nvidia parts safely ahead of the M4 Pro.
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
As of Wednesday, Wall Street traders were nearly unanimous that the Fed would cut the federal funds rate, which acts as a benchmark for other borrowing rates in the economy, by a quarter-point.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
In an emergency stop, the Vanquish’s Brembo carbon ceramic brakes halt progress from 100 kph (62 mph) in less than 30 meters (98.4 feet), a common European benchmark for truly superlative braking.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.
—Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
As of Wednesday, Wall Street traders were nearly unanimous that the Fed would cut the federal funds rate, which acts as a benchmark for other borrowing rates in the economy, by a quarter-point.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
In an emergency stop, the Vanquish’s Brembo carbon ceramic brakes halt progress from 100 kph (62 mph) in less than 30 meters (98.4 feet), a common European benchmark for truly superlative braking.
—Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
By altering the benchmarks reflective of the new expectation that agents will handle multiple chats concurrently, Autodesk has transformed both the goals and the associated behaviors, setting a new baseline for productivity.
—Peter High, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Benchmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmark. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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