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inch

[inch] / ɪntʃ /
NOUN
one-twelfth of a foot/2.54 centimeters measured
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Needing to be unfurled twice, like a travel brochure, the smartphone packs a display measuring 10 inches diagonally when fully opened—almost as big as a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal

But overall, the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index beat analyst expectations to inch up this month to 91.8 from 91.0 in February.

From Barron's

At a red carpet event in 2023, in New York, he looked every inch the modern astronaut celebrity, alongside his wife Dionna.

From BBC

I nodded, brushing my fingers over my grandparents’ initials as my hands inched toward my phone.

From Literature

He stops in the doorway, concern written over every inch of his face.

From Literature