meter

Example Sentences

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It requires close contact of less than one meter for 30 minutes, he said, adding that hantavirus is "much less transmissible" than Covid-19 or the flu.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Samples collected in the São Paolo metropolitan area in Brazil reached 98 nanograms per cubic meter.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

To score higher on the reform meter, the government could articulate a strategy for how the tax changes fit with an overall desire to increase the economy’s competitiveness and aid productivity, McKay said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta have the scale to negotiate long-term power-purchase agreements directly with generators, build generation capacity behind the meter and lock in rates before the open market reprices.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

For example, if the meter of the music feels like "strong-weak-strong-weak," it is in duple meter. "strong-weak-weak-strong-weak-weak" is triple meter, and "strong-weak-weak-weak" is quadruple.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones