nonstandard

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Recent Examples of nonstandard Despite these guidelines, healthcare providers still take measurements in nonstandard positions — with the arm resting on a patient’s lap or hanging at their side, according to study authors. Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024 Reported Earnings Growth Kirkpatrick uses a nonstandard calculation for earnings growth, which compares operating earnings over the last four fiscal quarters to total operating earnings for the four-quarter period ending one quarter earlier. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Most of the energy has focused on the aging end of things, using barrels made from nonstandard woods, for example, or creative cask finishes. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 June 2024 Thermaltake has been experimenting with nonstandard colors for a few years (see our reviews of the company’s Thermaltake View 270 TG ARGB in Matcha Green or the CTE E600 MX in Hydrangea Blue), and the Ceres is the boldest leap yet. John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for nonstandard
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Adjective
  • Ives tried to recover this lost ideal of an America that, for him, was always dialectical.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2025
  • As a student of astrology and as a Gemini sun—curious, quick-witted, charming with a penchant for dialectical analysis—who better to engage in this purely scientific endeavor?
    Maya Layne, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s rollouts and reversals of tariffs aimed at Canada and Mexico — where many global carmakers have manufacturing plants — has sparked volatile trade of regional auto stocks.
    Jenni Reid,Chloe Taylor,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The lessons from Microsoft extend beyond corporate settings to regional economic strategies as well.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What is a Green Beret? Green Beret is the colloquial name used for members of the U.S. Army Special Forces.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Purple group — colloquial suffixes (CORE, GATE, MANIA, PILLED) No perfect game, but that's nine wins in a row.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Most people outside of Gen Alpha’s inner circles and vernacular likely won’t.
    Gilda D'Incerti, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • While the brand has collaborated with everyone from Sacai and Undercover to Bulgari, Rimowa and most recently, Ugg, Ahn wanted the book to focus on its own aesthetic — perhaps also to remind industry observers of the origin of some ideas that have since entered the fashion vernacular.
    Joelle Diderich, WWD, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The administration temporarily halted migrant transfers to the base after media reports alleged substandard conditions and the ACLU and other organizations sued, alleging detainees had no access to attorneys, family or due process.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The qualifications of substandard housing shifted with the passing of Senate Bill 1465 in 2024.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.
    Michael Plummer, Forbes, 3 June 2022
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, many women around the world are still struggling to find work, with many holding precarious jobs or forced to hustle in the informal economy just to get by.
    Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Not in a classroom with a lecture but sitting on your couch with your family, eating some popcorn, getting this informal education, and hopefully planting a seed that, hey, Black women do this type of science.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Nonstandard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstandard. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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