measures
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The figure cannot be read as meaning El Ninos themselves are 36 percent stronger, because it measures the variability of the whole ocean-atmosphere system, in both the warm and cool directions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
It requests for victim's rights to justice to be considered, and for risks to public safety to be reduced, through increased court powers to apply measures including driving bans.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Analysts led by Brent Thill said they were impressed by the company’s growth of 14% in current remaining performance obligation – which measures the revenue expected to be recognized in the next year.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
The efforts speaks to the increasingly stringent — and desperate — measures public agencies and lawmakers in California are attempting in order to stem a troubling rise in e-bike incidents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Desperate times call for desperate measures, it is often said.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
