metre

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By then, World Athletics had tightened its rules after the 2016 Rio Olympics, when all three medallists in the women's 800 metre final were DSD athletes, introducing mandatory sex testing in 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

However, China's current definition of "good" is PM2.5 levels of under 35 micrograms per cubic metre, significantly higher than the WHO's recommended five micrograms.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The price per square metre in other European capitals such as Paris or London can exceed 30,000 euros, real estate agents say.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

In front of me suspended a metre in the air, in a Google facility in Santa Barbara California, is Willow.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

I lay on my bed that night, trying to ignore the shuffling coming from less than a metre away.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd