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as in title
a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous
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as in rule
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing
the rubric, popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fiancée's engagement ring
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as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction
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Recent Examples of rubric
Make sure this rubric clearly outlines the necessary hard and soft (or better stated, durable) skills for any intern.
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Allie Danziger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The rubric made its first appearance in March 1984 as a function of the magazine’s redesign that followed by two months Apple’s bringing forth the first of its Macintosh computers.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
But there’s no standardized rubric across sports to disqualify an item based on its degree of enhancement, cost or exclusivity.
—Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
Each product was graded using a standardized rubric to assess noise level, performance, durability, and value.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
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Allie Danziger, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
The rubric made its first appearance in March 1984 as a function of the magazine’s redesign that followed by two months Apple’s bringing forth the first of its Macintosh computers.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Aug. 2024
But there’s no standardized rubric across sports to disqualify an item based on its degree of enhancement, cost or exclusivity.
—Bree Iskandar, Scientific American, 25 July 2024
Each product was graded using a standardized rubric to assess noise level, performance, durability, and value.
—Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 29 July 2024
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But the Roos tied the game near the end of the first half and, with a man advantage, grabbed a winner to clinch their second-straight Summit League title, 2-1, on Saturday at DU Soccer Stadium.Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The organizations that allegedly published them, including the American Psychological Association and Pew Research Center, are real, but the titles cited in the document are not discoverable online.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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The incident spurred the Republican lawmaker’s effort to pass a bill this spring in the Kentucky legislature that sets rules for self-driving vehicles, including the largest commercial trucks after July 2026.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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No mandate exists — though stronger emissions rules could mean automakers would have to sell many more EVs by 2032 or face stiff penalties if those rules weren't changed — but Detroit automakers were part of drawing up those standards.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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To receive this award, products have to demonstrate best-in-class performance over months of rigorous testing, besting the competition in their respective categories.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Ravens' rushing attack unmatched Greg Rosenstein Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL in several categories through the first half of the season: rushing attempts (168), rushing yards (1,052), rushing TD (11) and total TD (13).NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Screenshots have also circulated on social media that appear to show that Scherzinger liked an Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that expressed support for a Trump presidency in the caption.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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This opera is sung in Italian with English captions.Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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This process has strangled democracy not just in countries with longstanding democratic traditions but also in countries such as Bangladesh, Benin, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Serbia, and Tunisia, which had turned toward democracy in the post–Cold War era.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump, in what’s become a tradition for his campaign, held his final rally before Election Day in Grand Rapids, giving a nearly two-hour long speech to supporters at Van Andel Arena which ran past 2 a.m. Tuesday.Arpan Lobo, Nushrat Rahman, Natalie Davies, Lindsay Tague, Alexander Boesch, Sarah Moore, Sophia Jundy, Mikia Lawrence, Alec Mork, Siddhi Choubey and Sonja Krohn, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Washington Commanders remain very much a huge surprise around the NFL world, boasting a 7-2 record heading into Week 9.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The state, with its 19 electoral votes, is razor tight heading into Election Day.Joanne Haner, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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This economic pain is a kind that cuts through demographic lines.Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Experts believe that a combination of lax oversight and cost-cutting have led to more people getting sick, such as with listeria outbreaks that have also been all over recent headlines.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Guan Hu’s win in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes this year with Black Dog grabbed headlines — and deservedly so.Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Rubric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubric. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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