measure

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Prices excluding food and energy categories — the so-called core measure economists watch in an effort to better capture inflation’s underlying trend — rose 2.6%, slightly below forecasts for a 2.7% increase.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

He said allies in the Gulf region were in agreement that there should not be "tolling or restrictions on that navigation" - a measure that Iran has reportedly suggested.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

I liked it and was impatient with it in equal measure, the way a teacher feels about a lazy, gifted child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A narrower measure of inflation that omits volatile food and energy costs, known as the core PCE, also rose 0.4%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

In the same way, three eight may only have one beat per measure; nine eight, three beats per measure; and twelve eight, four beats per measure.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones