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[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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And, because Swedish clubs are majority-controlled by the fans, the measure never passed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The clearest evidence is in a separate measure of the CPI known as the core rate, which omits food and energy prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The researchers did not directly measure pesticide levels in individual foods eaten by participants.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

BBC Wales understands the government will publish more details about how it will measure progress towards the 20,000-homes target early next week.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Land, not fluid forms of capital, was their ultimate measure of wealth.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The latest cost-cutting measures come on top of the 50,000 job cuts already negotiated with labor representatives for its namesake brand as well as key subsidiaries including Audi and Porsche.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Ashtekar and his colleagues have now proposed a new method for determining a black hole's entropy, a quantity that measures disorder and, according to the second law of thermodynamics, can never decrease.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Endotest is a spit test that looks for genetic material, and Endosure measures electrical signals in the gut using sensor pads on the abdomen.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Several states in India are considering restrictions for children and the government said it is holding discussions with platforms over potential measures.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

I promised myself I would be more vigilant in taking measures to ensure my safety.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The increased speeds of conveyor belts in meatpacking plants, Mr. Smil notes, make those jobs among the most perilous in existence as measured by worker injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

At field stations and in Stanford laboratories, the scientists measured how much oxygen each organism consumed under different water temperatures.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The strength of its economy, as measured per member of its population, is almost twice that of the UK and bigger than that of the US, external.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The measure of his serious intent to change will be measured in how he spends it—in seeking a return to public power, or in reckoning with the harm he inflicted.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

Here, the angle being measured is not between the observer and two distant objects, but rather the stars are being read as if they were the hands of a clock.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The next phase of the research will involve measuring pesticide levels directly in patients' blood or urine samples.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

The film’s brilliance comes from Wain and Marino knowing how to pummel the viewer with jokes while measuring each punchline’s individual weight.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

The data sheds some light: The average American home is about 1,800 square feet, with new single-family homes measuring well over 2,000 square feet, according to U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

Determining the future of the supply gap is tricky when there’s no agreed-upon methodology for measuring it.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

For instance, imagine that you are measuring the length of a pencil.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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