meter

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Subsequent recording artists—Sinatra, Crosby and others—changed the meter to either a 4/4 or a cut-time two-beat meter in keeping with the jazz era that swept the U.S. in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

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

Consumer groups say people can cut bills by checking if they are eligible for discounted tariffs, trialling a water meter, and by saving water, for example, by setting a time limit on showers.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But if it's more comfortable to count "ONE-and-a-Two-and-a-ONE-and-a-Two-and-a," it's probably compound duple meter.

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