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meter

[mee-ter] / ˈmi tər /


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Voters will mark ballots that are almost half a meter long and feature a head-scratching 35 presidential candidates.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

For comparison, a nanometer is one billionth of a meter, far smaller than anything visible to the human eye.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

All of this readily registers on Barry’s Dada-absurdity meter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

While Hull doesn’t think individual employees will be watching a token meter, they will need to be thoughtful about the most efficient and effective ways to use AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

An empty trash can chained to a parking meter banged and rolled from side to side, and its lid, also chained, flipped and flapped in the wind like a kite on a short string.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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