metric
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Taylor Morrison’s forward price-to-book ratio—a valuation metric that divides a company’s stock price by its projected book value—was 0.9 on Friday, below its peak of 2.1 in 2013.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
By virtually every traditional metric, “60 Minutes” was thriving.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
Ferrari reveals its new EV, the UN shares an alternative metric to GDP, and Europe won’t embrace A/C despite deadly heatwaves.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
The Fed-preferred inflation metric, the April personal-consumption-expenditures index, is due at 8:30 a.m., along with the second revision to first-quarter GDP and data on weekly jobless claims and durable-goods orders.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
One hundred million metric tons of plastic were being produced in the mid.1980s.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing metric
This Week in Pop Culture: December 8 -14, 2018
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for October 2–October 8, 2021
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