gauge
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The temperature gauge on the tank detects temperatures only up to 100 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
MMA’s boiling point is 101 degrees Celsius, and the tank’s gauge only detects temperatures 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
The pilot squinted at the fuel gauge: three-quarters full.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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