as in beginning
the point at which something begins
any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
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Recent Examples of baseline
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are hoping to avoid the $4.5 trillion cap on tax reform in the House resolution using what’s known as a current policy baseline, which essentially treats an extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts as cost-free.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Just incredible firepower from both ends of the baseline.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Among low-income families in urban India, Sachdev noted, ambitious interventions targeting health, sanitation, nutrition, and psychosocial support have failed to increase stature by half a standard deviation, suggesting that differences among sites may reflect disparate physiological baselines.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Building up domestic manufacturing ensures a reliable baseline supply, providing reassurance about the stability of our healthcare supply chain.
—Eric Axel, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Just incredible firepower from both ends of the baseline.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Among low-income families in urban India, Sachdev noted, ambitious interventions targeting health, sanitation, nutrition, and psychosocial support have failed to increase stature by half a standard deviation, suggesting that differences among sites may reflect disparate physiological baselines.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Building up domestic manufacturing ensures a reliable baseline supply, providing reassurance about the stability of our healthcare supply chain.
—Eric Axel, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baseline
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At the beginning of 2025, the Decentralized Science (DeSci) movement experienced significant momentum, marked by several key developments such as the emergence of new projects, market growth and investment, technological advancements, and community and collaboration.—
Chrissa McFarlane,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Since the beginning of his second term in office, several of Trump's executive orders have targeted transgender and gender-nonconforming people.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The latest big Bollywood release Sikandar has had an underwhelming start at the box office.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rookie Larsson shot 3 for 13, and was a minus 14, in his two previous starts this season, losses to Philadelphia and Minnesota.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2025
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According to Johns Hopkins, the onset of acute appendicitis can span 24 to 72 hours.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
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The World Health Organization classifies it as one of the snakes of highest medical importance in sub-Saharan Africa due to the potency of its venom and the rapid onset and severity of clinical manifestations.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The bickering dynamic between Black and Momoa becomes the story’s driving force, with the rest of the cast left to roll their eyes at the wannabe alphas and/or jettisoned to their own subplots just to keep them out of the way (Myers and Brooks get the worst of both worlds).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2025
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Culkin no doubt relished the challenge of playing an alpha dog rather than the puppy-like sidekicks where he most frequently is cast.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Here’s How Elton John’s AIDS Foundation Is Rising to the Occasion One of the largest organizations in the world devoted to HIV/AIDS relief faces perhaps its most critical year since inception.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Veteran publishing executive Robert Gottlieb, the chairman of the literary agency Trident Media Group who has been following the trend since its inception, is only slightly more measured.—
Andy Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Snoop Dogg is set to deliver the 2025 commencement address at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business graduation ceremony as announced by the university on Tuesday (March 25).—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Usher is set to deliver the keynote address at Emory University’s 180th commencement this spring when the R&B legend takes the podium at the graduation on May 12.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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Property Masters Guild to Host Launch Event for PROP CULTURE Publication The Property Masters Guild will hold a launch event for its new magazine, PROP CULTURE, on April 17.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Release date Likely: In 2017, there were two months between Nintendo's wider reveal of the Switch in January 2017 and that console's launch in March 2017.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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The private spaces are tucked off the central space—arched openings run across the home, softening thresholds between main spaces.—
Ashna Lulla,
Architectural Digest,
5 Apr. 2025
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The judge determined that met the threshold for being a danger to the community, leading to the 69-year sentence.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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