gauge
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The European Commission said its eurozone economic confidence gauge fell to 96.9 in October from 97.5 in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The yearly rate of inflation also climbed to 3.6% from 3.4% in the prior month, the PCE gauge showed, pushing inflation further away from the Fed’s 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The recent financial results of tech companies have been closely watched by investors as they gauge whether the heavy spending on AI is sustainable.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The European Commission said Thursday that its gauge of economic confidence fell to 96.9 from 97.5 in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Gen looked up at Just Renee to gauge her reaction.
From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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TOKYO—The Bank of Japan is poised to keep interest rates at three-decade highs this week, pausing as it gauges the impact of prior tightening on inflation and growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Other tide gauges across Southern California approached record levels, including in La Jolla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Japan’s central bank is widely expected to hold steady next week as it gauges the impact of prior hikes, before resuming tightening again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A widening gap between stock and bond volatility gauges suggests equities could be overlooking inflation, borrowing, and interest-rate risks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The gauges, this time, registered almost nothing: only a feeble and momentary tremor.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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What makes things even more difficult is that it’s impossible, as of now, to pinpoint the exact time and location of a downpour, even though it can be gauged with marvelous accuracy.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
It’s cheaper than it was in 1948, when gauged on a sandwich-per-hour basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
An Institute of Governmental Studies poll in August gauged interest in the potential candidacy of Newsom and Harris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
The S&P 500 has slid 2.5% in March, while the U.S. bond market, as gauged by the iShares Core U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026
I gauged the distance to the seat and prepared to jump for it.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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The index gauging future sales expectations and the index charting prospective buyer traffic both dropped five points, to 32 and 18, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
That’s what happens frequently when it’s time for gauging performance over potential.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
The British social attitude survey, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, has been gauging public opinion since 1983.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Kaub gauging station in western Germany is a key indicator of navigability on the Rhine because it measures how heavily cargo vessels can be loaded.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
She watched Pet out of the corner of her eye, the way it was skulking around Hibiscus, only a few yards out, sniffing, watching, gauging its prey.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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