measured

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But history suggests that this correlation exists only when focusing on long periods — measured over many decades, if not centuries.

From MarketWatch

These instruments measured fluorescence, which reflects energy released by phytoplankton when photosynthesis breaks down.

From Science Daily

They measured light reflected by dust grains within a region about the size of our Solar System.

From Science Daily

But there was no public money to be had in Los Angeles, and the cost of a new stadium was no longer measured in hundreds of millions of dollars, but billions.

From Los Angeles Times

The company has been more measured, saying it learns from mistakes, which “help us improve Starship’s reliability.”

From Salon