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gauge

[gayj] / geɪdʒ /




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The prices reflect demand from refiners and competition among exporters, making them a closely watched gauge of market conditions in key consuming regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The analysis, they said, was intended to gauge which retailers AI tended to associate with different consumer needs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The ISM’s main gauge was virtually unchanged at 54.5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Markets are closely watching inflation data to gauge the Fed's next move.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

I tried not to stare at the fuel gauge.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

China’s economic activity showed signs of improvement in September, with official gauges of manufacturing, services and construction activity all picking up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

It analyzed people’s roles against academic gauges on a job’s “exposure” to AI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

One possible long-term remedy might be river level gauges that relay changes to authorities in real-time, giving residents 20-30 minutes of warning, he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Indonesian central bank kept its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate unchanged at 5.75%, as the rupiah stabilizes and it gauges the impact of prior interest-rate hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

He started toward me as in a dream, trembling like the needle of one of the gauges as he pointed toward the stairs, his voice shrieking.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

What makes things even more difficult is that it’s impossible, as of now, to pinpoint the exact time and location of a downpour, even though it can be gauged with marvelous accuracy.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Demand at the German auction will be gauged for signs of weakness after some “technically uncovered” German auctions recently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 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

The S&P 500 has slid 2.5% in March, while the U.S. bond market, as gauged by the iShares Core U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

I gauged I could be up and down those porch steps, compass in hand, in five seconds.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

Once he had his foot in the door as an intern, success became an obsession, with bonuses becoming "a way of gauging how wonderfully successful a human being I was".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The British social attitude survey, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, has been gauging public opinion since 1983.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Kingsley looks at me, gauging if I’ve grasped the heartbreak of the moment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Perhaps this, too, was a test—a way of gauging their commitment.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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