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[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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This, of course, has its own nuances, but being a functional adult means learning to measure your own integrity.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Local authorities can take enforcement action, and if the pilot - funded by the mayor of London's office - is successful, the measure could be rolled out across the capital.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

However, Joseph withdrew the measures after the author of 103, attorney Harvey Rosenfield, threatened to put a counter measure on the ballot.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

These brain regions are involved in reward processing and in regulating the timing between heartbeats, a measure known as heart rate variability.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

“Whether it is a nuthatch or a warbler is perhaps a matter for debate,” Penelope said briskly as she shut the wide-open nursery windows and fastened the latch for good measure.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Companies that perform such services are tight-lipped on how operations are carried out, but it's fair to say the security measures and planning are extensive to avoid the risk of a real-life Italian Job.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

According to the prosecutors' statement, the Silvri court charged the pair with negligent homicide for failing to fulfil their navigational safety obligations and take the necessary measures to prevent the collision.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

In 2006, Joseph pursued ballot measures that would have amended Proposition 103 amid an effort by John Garamendi, the insurance commissioner at the time, to tighten the ZIP code regulations established by his predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The measures allow for deferrals of—or exemptions from—some government fees, support for hotels and streamlined residency processes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Hull had been commissioned two years earlier to take over the school’s disciplinary measures by their principal, who had sought out some sort of tax break that could save the school money.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Taylor will forever be defined by her trilogy wins against Amanda Serrano and leaves with a staggering list of accolades, but her true impact cannot be measured in statistics alone.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, against whom Jeffries will always be measured, said that when she was in charge, “we didn’t even consider that anybody would do that.”

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

The highly bespoke not-for-profit seems especially anachronistic in a city where computer processing speeds are measured in nanoseconds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

They measured several traits that could be influenced by climate conditions or pollinator activity.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

She hummed as she measured and marked her charts, and she sang so loudly when she climbed Lookout Palm to check for sails that a seagull dropped his fish.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Rain is forecast to start Saturday night across Southern California, but Sunday is expected to be the wettest day of the weekend with widespread but light rainfall measuring less than a quarter inch.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

"Unless you're measuring the brain's activities, you're not measuring sleep."

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

"Beyond fundamental importance, this discovery can enable novel planar device architectures and sensor types, such as vector magnetometry, via measuring the out-of-plane and in-plane anomalous Hall effect signals in the same device," Singh said.

From Science Daily Sep. 3, 2026

Many have an emotional interest in building a life around the home itself, measuring their kids’ height on the doorway, watching their kids grow up in the house and then growing old in it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

In 1471 Regiomontanus worked out a procedure for measuring the parallax of heavenly bodies and so their distance from the Earth.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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