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measure

[mezh-er] / ˈmɛʒ ər /








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Oil prices can gyrate sharply, so Fed officials prefer to look at a separate measure of inflation known as the core rate that strips out energy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The stadium operators are pushing a measure to gut the city’s billboard program and the deal with WOW.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The MIT measure of AI adoption, for example, depends on company disclosures, and saying little doesn’t necessarily mean little is happening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The drug also reduced albuminuria, a measure of protein in the urine and an important sign of kidney damage, by 42% after 12 months.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

They measure it in hertz, which is how many peaks go by per second.

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




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