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  • present tense form of measure (3rd person singular).
  • plural of measure.
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It follows the health board being given a "final chance" to improve in June, after spending nine years in special measures due to concerns about care quality, patient safety and leadership.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

To search for jet quenching, the researchers developed an analysis that identifies concentrated streams of high-energy particles and measures how many emerge above a selected energy threshold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Voters in the city of Los Angeles will consider eight ballot measures covering everything from taxes and fire resources to governance of airports and the port and the quality of parks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Ceasefire measures will remain in place until the end of Sunday 1 November.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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


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