measured

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Only the power of the internal combustion engine is measured.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

There was no great drama around the breakup of Soundgarden; there was a press release with a measured, careful statement, and then the band was no more.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Waves entering Wellington Harbour on Tuesday were measured at 11 metres, New Zealand's MetService said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to tighten global energy markets, with several oil majors warning that the window before physical shortages begin to emerge may be measured in weeks rather than months.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Just as Kepler measured the volumes of barrels with his thin slices, Cavalieri added up an infinite number of these indivisible zeros to figure out the area or the volume of a geometric object.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife