measure
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The measure is part of a bill aiming to align the UK with new European regulations in areas such as food standards.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Although these pollutants have previously been detected in places like Antarctica and Asia, scientists had struggled to measure them in the air over the Western Hemisphere until this study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
China Daily’s reporting on the emotional economy also included warnings from scholars and commentators that emotional value is hard to measure consistently, creating room for price distortion, impulse buying, and speculative excess.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Mr. Keefe casts light on dark waters, and serves a measure of justice to Zac Brettler and his family.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
She had used one the previous summer to measure the movement of the Shoestring Glacier; she was sure it would help now.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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