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mark

[mahrk] / mɑrk /


NOUN
criterion, standard
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NOUN
goal, target
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The roughly 1,000 lost jobs mark the biggest round of layoffs since 2022 for the company, my colleagues Joe Flint and Jessica Toonkel report in an exclusive for The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Such an event would mark a profound change in a region that has maintained extensive seasonal ice cover for millennia.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Damp patches and water damage mark the hallway ceiling of her flat, and the windows do not shut properly.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

LA28 Cultural Olympiad Executive Director Nora Halpern and Jones provided updates on plans first outlined in May, including an official Cultural Olympiad mark recognizing participating programs and a digital calendar and mapping platform.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Torak guessed that if he were reckless enough to remove the heavy, furred boots, he’d find a similar mark on each heel.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

No doubt she would have given high marks to Ms. Fullerton, whose book finds merit in catness of all varieties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Boldin’s “Wellness Scorecard” gives you mostly high marks overall, but the one place it marks you as vulnerable is in the category of Roth conversions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

Held after an election takes place, the opening ceremony formally marks a new Senedd term.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Growth marks in its bones reveal that it was a subadult when it died.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The tips of the claw marks dug deep into the loose dirt.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

According to an ECI breakdown seen by AFP, around 28 million entries were classified as belonging to deceased voters and 10.4 million as duplicates, while millions of others were marked as absent, shifted or untraceable.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

This marked a 12-percent increase from the prior year, when the shortfall came in at $1.78 trillion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rebecca Keller’s “Meals of a Lifetime” is marked by dreariness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Two officers wearing green vests marked “ICE” stood outside his vehicle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Today, the entire length of the Western Front is marked by hundreds of graveyards and memorials to the soldiers who lost their lives fighting there.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

This will allow deeper low pressure systems to affect more parts of the UK marking a shift to a more widespread wetter and windier weather.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The same teams also will face off at Angel Stadium on July 2 and 3, marking the third consecutive year the Bananas have played at the venue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

U.S. import prices rose 1.1% in September, marking the second consecutive monthly increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Beginning in 2016, the region experienced substantial losses in sea ice coverage, marking a striking reversal from the preceding decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It begins with a disturbance off the port bow; a patch of bubbling white water marking something beneath the surface.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman


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