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[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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The clearest evidence is in a separate measure of the CPI known as the core rate, which omits food and energy prices.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

For the second cycle in a row, opponents of the program failed to gather enough signatures to challenge it with a November ballot measure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

This setup allowed the researchers to measure how much carbon and nitrogen escaped under conditions similar to those found in the deep ocean.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Russian newspapers believe they have the measure of incoming PM.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

But the instruments they were using to measure growth were clunky and took a lot of time and energy to analyze.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

In June, the government announced plans to prevent under-16s from accessing major platforms including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and X, with the measures expected to come into force in spring 2027.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

And inflation accelerated in May to 3.2% although measures of core prices remained steady.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

Ashtekar and his colleagues have now proposed a new method for determining a black hole's entropy, a quantity that measures disorder and, according to the second law of thermodynamics, can never decrease.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Several states in India are considering restrictions for children and the government said it is holding discussions with platforms over potential measures.

From Barron's Jul. 12, 2026

If a measure or group of measures has more or fewer beats, the time signature must change.

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

Researchers also measured body weight, waist circumference, body composition, and fasting levels of several hormones involved in appetite regulation.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Sports are ideal for new video and communication technologies, as athletic performance is measured by statistics, and that data can be tabulated, synthesized and repurposed for viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Thirty-year-old Bardella has had a dizzying career up the RN ranks, but he was always measured about his prospects of becoming president.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The measure of his serious intent to change will be measured in how he spends it—in seeking a return to public power, or in reckoning with the harm he inflicted.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

It was the printing press that established a common knowledge base against which these discoveries could be measured.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

“Then there’s comparison: near-constant, measuring of the new place against the old one, and there’s a loss of identity that catches people off guard.”

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Kohli-Lynch said one reason is that measuring apoB generally requires an additional blood test beyond the standard cholesterol panel, increasing both cost and inconvenience.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Once it becomes clear that returns aren’t measuring up to the scale of those outlays, a pullback in financing and stock prices could ensue.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Determining the future of the supply gap is tricky when there’s no agreed-upon methodology for measuring it.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

I eagerly dug through the cabinets, pulling out a bag of sugar, a measuring cup, two pitchers, plastic cups, and a wooden spoon.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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