How to Use gold standard in a Sentence

gold standard

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  • And for older patients with more pronounced laxity, neck and face-lifts remain the gold standard.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The thing is, the gold standard for medical data is peer review, and this study hasn't gone through that level of scrutiny.
    — Elizabeth Narins, Health.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The findings have not yet been reviewed by other experts, the gold standard in scientific research.
    — Laura Ungar, Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The event focused on gold standard policies, life-saving equipment and training and legislation that could help keep young athletes alive.
    — Veda Morgan, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Google’s corporate environment seems to be the gold standard every company is striving for.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Ripley, meanwhile, established herself as the new gold standard for what a badass female action protagonist could be.
    — Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Champagne, usually the gold standard of sparkling wine for both sipping and cocktails, just doesn’t come together here the way that Prosecco does.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2021
  • And while pancakes can be dressed up by adding in everything from fresh blueberries to chocolate chips to pecans, the classic toppings of butter and maple syrup remain the gold standard.
    — Casey Barber, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
  • For a while, 144 Hz was the gold standard for PC gamers wanting to be taken more seriously.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2021
  • An international group of experts focused on transgender health last month released a draft of new guidelines, the gold standard of the field that informs what insurers will reimburse for care.
    — New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Santelises said Monday, the city wants to keep the gold standard PCR tests, but do rapid tests for students and staff whenever a pool test is positive.
    — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Beverage director turned winemaker André Mack is the gold standard for sommeliers.
    — Bon Appétit, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Crimson Tide remains the gold standard in college football’s top conference but Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs no longer are just nipping at the heels.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Seven to nine hours for healthy adults is the gold standard.
    — WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022
  • At the time, the B-52 bomber was the gold standard of aerial firepower.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
  • But the gold standard of the seat-of-the-pants gardener is the volunteer seedling.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The gold standard draped in blue has won 23 of the last 28 against the Padres and a staggering nine series in a row.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
  • For Nike, the Jordan brand and its ties to Michael Jordan remain the gold standard.
    — Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Nathan Lewis is the author of three books about gold standard systems.
    — Nathan Lewis, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • The issue with using outliers as the gold standard is twofold.
    — Grace Staberg, Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The guidelines are meant to set a gold standard for the field of transgender health care, and this would be the first update since 2012.
    — New York Times, 15 June 2022
  • The diagnostic gold standard is to culture it in a lab from a swab or to have a blood test.
    — Amy Bennett Williams, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Five states require four of them, and most states require at least one gold standard.
    — Stephanie Kuzydym, courier-journal.com, 10 May 2023
  • Brushing your pet’s teeth though remains the gold standard for your pet’s mouth care.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Experts say that kind of curriculum is the gold standard for what should be taught in schools.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Robert Caro’s biographies of LBJ are a true gold standard.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Tell me about your beauty tips–any rules or gold standards, first and foremost?
    — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The content was less important than the frequency; the gold standard was four posts a day.
    — Jacob Sweet, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The gold standard was abridged during the Great Depression, and in 1971, President Nixon cut the gold link for good.
    — Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Before 1914, the financial dominance of the City had rested on the strength of the pound sterling, based in turn on the gold standard.
    — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2022

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