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measure

[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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Psychologists often use the task to measure what is known as executive control, a set of mental processes that helps people regulate attention, resist distractions, and stay focused on goals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Soto-Martínez is seeking council support to include the measure in a package of City Charter reforms that will go to voters for approval in the Nov. 3 general election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The measure would alter the tax so the median salary is calculated for all workers, not just local ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That may be the most powerful measure of a reform’s success.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

All the unmentionable subjects were now on the table because a measure of mutual trust had been recovered.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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