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Still, Schumer began gauging his caucus Monday afternoon on the prospects of a continuing resolution that would in effect delay a shutdown by a week, briefly extending government funding in order to continue negotiations.

How do you gauge the waxing and waning of paradise?

She said in her filing that the police had asked her to conduct a test gauging her eyes’ reaction to stimulus, a “less accurate and subjective test” than the blood test she requested.

Having hammered lowly-ranked Spain and Japan, it was hard to gauge exactly how well they were playing.

It's a chance to gauge the mood in a very different part of the country.