measured

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The remarks came after days of heightened hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, with both sides carrying out limited attacks while trying to keep their military actions measured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

At the same time, the pit-lane limit is not measured by a speed gun, but by a series of timing loops and the on-car transponders.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

There was no great drama around the breakup of Soundgarden; there was a press release with a measured, careful statement, and then the band was no more.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Waves entering Wellington Harbour on Tuesday were measured at 11 metres, New Zealand's MetService said.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

It is a tiny force and very difficult to measure, but in 1995 the physicist Steven Lamoreaux measured the Casimir effect directly.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife