measures
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However, those measures have been more modest in scope than during the previous energy shock, with the EFB estimating that they amount to less than 0.1% of eurozone GDP.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The competing measures, which have drawn enough verified signatures to qualify for the November ballot, come at a time when the rising cost of healthcare is emerging as a top voter concern.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
The idea is not strict enforcement, but deterrent measures to alter player behaviour.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The metric measures how volume, rather than prices, is boosting revenue, to assess whether the company is winning market share.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
If a measure or group of measures has more or fewer beats, the time signature must change.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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