measure
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The SLS generated 8.8 million pounds of thrust at liftoff and, by every measure engineers care about, performed to plan.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
He uses a laser to measure grain, but there’s no tool inside the bins that can save him from having to climb.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
This new research, part of a large initiative funded by the InnerScience Research Fund, is the first to systematically measure the combined biological effects of multiple mind-body techniques delivered over a short time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Economists polled by FactSet expect a seasonally adjusted 1% increase in March from one month prior when the National Association of Realtors reports its measure of contract signings later this month.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
All the unmentionable subjects were now on the table because a measure of mutual trust had been recovered.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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