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Holiday spending on travel and services offers a gauge of consumer demand, which remains weak amid a persistent property slump and subdued confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

You squeeze the device as hard as you can for a few seconds and a needle gauge measures your strength in kilograms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Many farmers already use handheld brix meters to gauge the sugar content of their crop.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kendra leaned forward and checked the gas gauge.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

RBC also detects that during major drawdowns, confidence and sentiment gauges move sharply with readings like the National Federation of Independent Business and the American Association of Individual Investors dropping sharply.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

And, as I explained in my last column, bond gauges offer some confusing contradictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In Asia, investors await a busy run of manufacturing and services surveys, including official and private gauges from China, Bank of Japan commentary and Australia’s growth data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

It was one of the gauges Milton had never seen before.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

It couldn’t be determined if they correctly gauged the pattern—or if they will raise premiums again next year partly as a result of the ever-costlier pool of enrollees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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

I didn't have discussions about the team with committees, but I gauged as much knowledge as I could from every staff member who was working alongside me.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

Raymond Clayborn returned a touchdown ninety-five yards for a score in that game, indicating that when it came to football, Darrell Royal had shrewdly gauged the ex- pendability of Joe Bob Bizzell.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

That’s what happens frequently when it’s time for gauging performance over potential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 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

The Kaub gauging station in western Germany is a key indicator of navigability on the Rhine because it measures how heavily cargo vessels can be loaded.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart