measure
Example Sentences
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Continuing claims, a measure of the size of the unemployed population, decreased in the week through Dec. 20, to 1.87 million from 1.91 million a week earlier.
Would measures to ward off California’s predators increase safety?
From Los Angeles Times
Some officers were authorised to carry high-grade weapons as part of heightened security measures.
From BBC
Taiwan responded to the exercises with rapid-response drills, deploying mobile missile units, displaying Patriot missiles and sending tanks onto the streets, among other measures, the Taiwan military and its affiliated media said.
It's a standout year by any measure, but she insists awards aren't her focus and she doesn't want "to be put on a pedestal", adding she believes in herself for her own reasons.
From BBC
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