measure
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Beagan explained the headstart initiative "as an emergency measure to boost populations" of birds.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Referees are graded after every game and those who don’t measure up in their first match don’t work another one.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
A strong score is generally considered reassuring, but doctors stress that it is not a measure of intelligence.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
The Commerce Department said Thursday that a widely watched measure of “core” consumer inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy items, was 3.3% over the last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
For good measure, I brought her a scrap of watered taffeta from off the floor under a dressmaker.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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