measures
Example Sentences
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“All four major measures of CPI inflation — headline, core, trimmed mean, and median — have slowed a bit since the summer,” Harris said in a column on LinkedIn.
From MarketWatch
Emergency measures kicked in this week to conserve Cuba's fast-dwindling fuel stocks.
From Barron's
Desperate times call for desperate measures, or so the saying goes.
From BBC
But some members argue that those measures — now nearly three years old — did not go far enough.
From Los Angeles Times
Local authorities generally provide multiple notices and opportunities to resolve delinquent taxes before taking extreme measures such as foreclosure.
From MarketWatch
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