measure up
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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
But it is possible to look at the general trend and how the nations measure up to their own targets.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
The fragments vary widely in size, from less than 1 gram to 85.4 grams, and can measure up to 5 centimeters along their longest dimension.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
And analysts say that Takaichi will need to deliver for voters who, having handed her such a big win, will have little patience with her government if it fails to measure up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
In March 1925, Hoover had reinstated Wren but only after warning him, “Unless you measure up to the standards that are now in effect in this Bureau, I will be compelled to request your resignation.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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