gauge
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Officials said on Sunday that the failing pressurized Orange County tank — filled with a toxic chemical and at risk of exploding — had reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the maximum reading on the gauge.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
The temperature gauge on the tank detects temperatures only up to 100 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
He has been equally impatient with how the Fed measures inflation, calling its preferred gauge a rough approximation the institution treats with false precision.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
To be sure, even when the gauge has crossed into unfavorable territory in the past, it has not always been followed by an immediate market downturn.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Powell looked gloomily at the one gauge in the room.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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