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measures

noun as in standard, rule

noun as in bill, law

noun as in beat, rhythm

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Google has warned against any measures which its says might "inhibit UK innovation and growth."

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The U.S. dollar index measures the dollar against a basket of six major global currency peers.

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“The U.S. Treasury is prepared, immediately, to take whatever exceptional measures are warranted to provide stability to markets,” Bessent said.

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The EPP this week bullied the centrist Renew faction and the center-left Socialists & Democrats caucus into supporting partial rollbacks of these measures.

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That means increased defense spending—and taking measures to ensure Japan’s economic resiliency and capacity in such critical sectors as food, energy and supply chains.

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