full measure
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"Equity markets remain resilient despite the high level of uncertainty," but the debt market "is taking the full measure of the situation", Antoine Andreani, an analyst at trading platform XTB, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
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
“The full measure of African American history is not a hand-picked Rosa Parks here and a Martin Luther King Jr. there,” said Democratic state Sen. Bobby Powell, who is Black.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023
It is clear that each state must agree to take far less than their agreements allow, simply because the full measure of water guaranteed does not exist.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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
