measuring

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

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The clinical standard for measuring slumber is an in-lab overnight study, or a polysomnogram.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 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

Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

On the night of 19 February 1604, in Prague, Johannes Kepler was out measuring the position of Mars in the sky with a metal instrument called a quadrant.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton