measure
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If the returns didn’t measure up to the investments, there was always more ad revenue to be had.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Warsh, at his Senate confirmation, said he prefers a measure of inflation called “trimmed averages” External link that kicks out the most extreme price gains and losses.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The Trustees measure the program’s long-term shortfall as a share of all the wages it taxes.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The measure would impose a new half-cent sales tax countywide, with the proceeds going toward local hospitals and clinics hit by federal funding cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Does the music feel like it has four beats in every measure, or does it go by so quickly that you only have time to tap your foot twice in a measure?
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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