measuring

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This tense large-scale canvas measuring 7 by 10 feet combines Hockney’s double portraits with one of his signature swimming pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

These fibrils were then combined with potassium hydroxide and formed into porous beads measuring about half a centimeter to one centimeter in diameter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

They analyzed World Bank data measuring smartphone penetration and teenage fertility rates in 128 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The clinical standard for measuring slumber is an in-lab overnight study, or a polysomnogram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The Clock Watchers looked left, then right, measuring the reaction of their neighbors.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles