measuring

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We start measuring ourselves against the most aggressive thing we could have owned, instead of against our own goals.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

According to investigators, the thieves went to the libraries to consult rare and valuable works, photographing and measuring them, and returned later to replace them with virtually undetectable copies.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The ultimate aim of Best Companies for the Future is to offer a useful measuring stick, not a crystal ball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Aunt Docia kept measuring her waist with her hands, and at last she gasped, “I guess that’s the best you can do.”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder