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full measure

NOUN
full house
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NOUN
whole hog
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Please note also that if you want the full measure of horsepower and torque from either engine you have to use premium-grade gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

At 26, he arrived in Seattle 50 years ago without a college degree and grasped with full measure the opportunities of America.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2023

In 1946, eight United Nations member countries including the United States created a list of their territories “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government,” in accordance with the U.N.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

On Memorial Day, our nation comes together to honor the courageous American warriors who poured out their last full measure of devotion in defense of our freedom.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2023

Until that night I’d never known the details of where Nathan had been, nor the full measure of what he was still escaping.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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