metre

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Some monitors there recorded levels of PM2.5 -- particles small enough to enter the bloodstream and linked to diseases like cancer -- of over 900 micrograms per cubic metre.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

They are considered harmless to humans and are predominantly found sitting in large webs often more than a metre in diameter.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 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