meter
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On June 22, 2022, the organization stated that "the probability of a tsunami wave exceeding 1 meter in the Mediterranean in the next 30 years is close to 100%."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Department of Water and Power, the Phoenix-born artist would often carry his camera and familiarize himself with the city while working as a meter reader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
They decided to install a water meter which had proven more cost-effective - bringing their annual bill down to £600.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Just days before, Lennar had come in with its own mold assessor that found levels of around 500 spores per cubic meter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bat knew this because he liked his mother to push the button on the dashboard each morning, the one that reset the trip meter.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
When metered customers get higher than expected bills, that can be the clue water companies need to identify a leak and fix it.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Golden Valley has about 50,000 metered connections and serves an area the size of Connecticut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Data centres' share of Irish metered electricity consumption reached 22 percent by 2024, compared to an EU-wide average of 2-3 percent, according to official data.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
The quadrupled special-event metered rate changes near Petco were included in a sweeping package of new parking rules throughout San Diego designed to increase revenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
It would be nice to say that I smiled and spoke of pleasant things in carefully metered rhyming couplets, like Prince Gallant from some faerie story.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Meanwhile, approvals for the required metering and grid connection -- theoretically a 10-day process -- can take as long as eight months in some areas, according to Valerio.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Can you explain the metering policy at the heart of this case and how you expect this to change how people apply for asylum at the U.S.–Mexico land border?
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The company has begun metering computing supply to users during peak hours, but the rollout has been marred by customers who have complained that they are reaching the limit far too quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Somehow they are metering their intake, so maybe zero to 1% is a more likely concentration that they would find in the wild than anything higher," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
There is no metering system for the oil.
From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)
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