measured
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China’s largely muted public reaction to President Trump’s Iran campaign reflects a measured effort to avoid risk while safeguarding its interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Nowak says Meta trades at a discount to its large-cap peers when measured by its future earnings—around 18 times its 2027 earnings forecast.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The consistency across methods strengthens confidence in the measured expansion rate.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
U.S. inflation, as measured by the consumer-price index, jumped 0.9% in March amid higher gasoline prices, for a year-over-year rate of 3.3%, according to a report Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Zheng was as surprised as anything when the usually measured Shifa had attacked him like that.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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