measuring

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This tense large-scale canvas measuring 7 by 10 feet combines Hockney’s double portraits with one of his signature swimming pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

These fibrils were then combined with potassium hydroxide and formed into porous beads measuring about half a centimeter to one centimeter in diameter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

They analyzed World Bank data measuring smartphone penetration and teenage fertility rates in 128 countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Over the past century, and measuring using calendar year-ends, the average figure for 10-year returns on the S&P 500 is just 6.94% a year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Out of sight, Francis Gary Powers languished in a small cell measuring eight by fifteen feet, deep inside Lubyanka Prison in central Moscow.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau