metre

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For 150 years, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures has provided the framework for a common system of measurements for the countries that signed up to the Metre Convention.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Sandkuhler says Van Metre intends to incorporate more townhouses in its product mix in the future, which is why the company chose to design a modular townhouse for its second project.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

Van Metre used optimization software in the factory that tracked every piece of material used and where and when it would be needed, says Wheeler, which can reduce costs for future modular-built houses.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

Fulton, of course, is one of many sportsmen who have been dubbed Two Metre Peter.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

Their wanderings through the crimson twilight had brought them to the neighborhood of Metre 170 on Rack 9.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley