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"Hobby spending is a small amount of overall retail sales, but it's a good gauge of whether consumers have any money leftover in their budgets."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

“We think wage growth remains the key labor market indicator as it continues to gauge the extent of second round inflation effects from the Gulf conflict,” RBC Capital Markets strategists said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

This gauge is based on the difference between the yield on a 5-year Treasury note and its inflation-protected cousin.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

It’s harder to gauge what might have made Anaheim such a national leader, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Cullivan probed, trying to gauge the depth of what he assumed would be Perry’s contrition.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

Since then, the market has flashed several bullish signals, while some sentiment gauges have shown signs of improvement.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

Their team also installed rain gauges and went into the field each week with advanced laser-imaging technology, known as lidar, to measure and track the cliffs before and after a collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Korea remains one of the cleanest gauges of AI hardware risk appetite, and the signal is clear: AI dip buyers are still here.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The modality generally lends itself to better fidelity, a measure of accuracy that gauges how closely a quantum operation matches its intended target.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

I rubbed away at the gauges, wondering what had brought on this outburst, and was somewhat relieved that he seemed to hold nothing against me personally.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

As far as can be gauged, the Crown Prince's popularity remains high among young Saudis.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

An Institute of Governmental Studies poll in August gauged interest in the potential candidacy of Newsom and Harris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

In this case, it is gauged that Shell accounts for slightly over 2% of global emissions derived from fossil fuels, while the Philippines has contributed to just 0.2%, according to the claimants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

“Bitcoin is getting slammed because worsening liquidity conditions gauged by financial institution reserves and the increasing use of the standing repo facility together depress speculative activities,” Torres told MarketWatch via email.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 22, 2025

I gauged the distance to the seat and prepared to jump for it.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The research, funded by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and People's Trust for Endangered Species, was aimed at gauging the impact of road deaths on these pressured groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

But there’s also been a slight shift back toward gauging the room for rate cuts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

As investors increasingly search for bottlenecks in the globe-spanning supply chain for AI, gauging whether profits will meet the hype, Micron suggested a worldwide scramble for memory shows no sign of slowing down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

It is the first step to start gauging investor interest in what would probably be one of the biggest IPOs in history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

He looked at her as if gauging her potential.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo