measuring

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In the future, Jacoby wants people to look beyond measuring failure rates—recidivism—to looking at “success metrics”: “How many people that come home have stable housing within 90 days?” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

That engrossing yourself in every meticulous step — from measuring out your own leavening agents to bringing your butter and eggs to room temperature — is what qualifies as real baking.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026

The researchers argued that the standard approach for measuring cosmic expansion using supernovae, the explosive deaths of stars, contained fundamental flaws.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

This tense large-scale canvas measuring 7 by 10 feet combines Hockney’s double portraits with one of his signature swimming pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Researchers, dressed in their panda suits, have a sit-down with TaoTao and give him a general medical checkup: measuring his growth,looking for injuries, etc.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh