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[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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Most of the 126 authorities and organisations the government consulted before presenting the bill were critical or opposed the measure, including the police and the prison service.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Last year, 97.6% of Meta’s revenue came from advertising, a measure of how little progress it has made in growing beyond its core business in the more than two decades since its founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The Trustees measure the program’s long-term shortfall as a share of all the wages it taxes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Jim Mangia, the chief executive of St. John’s Community Health who helped craft the measure, summed up the campaign as “grueling and expensive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

When they opened the double door to the building, the Geiger–Müller counter they were carrying to measure radiation maxed out and they had to abandon their task.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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