meter
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The song’s meter is odd, and its lines are overstuffed.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
They also installed advanced sensors that can detect movement up to one-billionth of a meter by using fiber optic cables that can extend or compress if any ground deformation occurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Prepayment meter users pay £129 more a year than those on competitive fixed direct debit tariffs, while drivers living in deprived postcodes faced an average of £153 extra on their motor insurance.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The meter of a piece of music is the arrangement of its rhythms in a repetitive pattern of strong and weak beats.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
The company has also been issued 64 fines for parking in a tow-away zone, 13 for not paying for a metered spot, and nine for double parking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Data centres' share of Irish metered electricity consumption reached 22 percent by 2024, compared to an EU-wide average of 2-3 percent, according to official data.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
CenterPoint on Tuesday said it will sell Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio to National Fuel, which includes nearly 6,000 miles of transmission and distribution pipeline in the state that serves about 335,000 metered customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
The city kept meter prices fixed for 17 years from 1992 until 2008, when it raised prices as high as $4 an hour for metered parking in the most congested areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Felicia misses those peaceful nights with her mother, when the sea had metered their intertwined thoughts.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Meanwhile, approvals for the required metering and grid connection -- theoretically a 10-day process -- can take as long as eight months in some areas, according to Valerio.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Can you explain the metering policy at the heart of this case and how you expect this to change how people apply for asylum at the U.S.–Mexico land border?
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
The company has begun metering computing supply to users during peak hours, but the rollout has been marred by customers who have complained that they are reaching the limit far too quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
"Somehow they are metering their intake, so maybe zero to 1% is a more likely concentration that they would find in the wild than anything higher," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
Fuel enters the float chamber through the union M, and the spring P holds the metering pin upward against the restraining action of the lever.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
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