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The S&P 500 is only 1.6% below its record, and the equal-weighted version—a measure of the average of all stocks in the index—hit a new high this past week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The latest findings indicate that a single, manageable change may improve one measure of cardiovascular health even when the rest of a person's diet remains largely unchanged.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

The 2026 World Cup was, by nearly every measure, wildly successful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

By the same measure, England looks on course for its joint warmest July and Northern Ireland its third warmest.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

For example, in a 3/4 time signature, there are three beats in a measure and the quarter note receives one beat.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

It allows for some natural disaster prevention measures, but only “when such activities are compatible with the conservation objectives of the areas on the basis of a case-by-case assessment,” the guidance says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

METR, a nonprofit that measures the capabilities of AIs, has documented dozens of incidents of AI agents acting against user intent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Uganda has also increased screening at the border and continues to educate the public about measures for prevent or deal with the disease.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez criticized calls to isolate Spain, arguing the country’s border controls remain intact and warning against measures that could undermine European unity.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

For repeated sections of medium length — usually four to thirty-two measures — repeat dots with or without endings are the most common markings.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

The researchers used these experimentally measured nucleation delays in numerical models of magma ascent.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

At the same time, the rate of information-sector applicants saying they plan to hire workers has experienced the sharpest decline of any measured industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The US Geological Survey measured the quake at 6.8, lower than Japan's reading of 7.1.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

For Hooks, however, the renovation’s success will ultimately be measured by its impact on the surrounding community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

She hummed as she measured and marked her charts, and she sang so loudly when she climbed Lookout Palm to check for sails that a seagull dropped his fish.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

It was 100 degrees in Encino, but the reading from the wet-bulb device measuring heat and humidity gave out a number that allowed for practice to take place with precautionary measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

In a 2016 speech to economists, he questioned the precision the Fed claims in measuring inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Yet the women who ate during a shorter window of time of eight to nine hours were found to perform better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than the 12-hour group.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Despite those comparable results, the women who ate within an eight- to nine-hour period performed significantly better on tests measuring spatial planning and problem solving than those who continued eating across 12 hours.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles