measuring

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According to investigators, the thieves went to the libraries to consult rare and valuable works, photographing and measuring them, and returned later to replace them with virtually undetectable copies.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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

Researchers in Estonia, working with Stanford University and OpenAI, have been measuring students’ cognitive skills and attitudes toward learning, both before the rollout and after.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

The equant was a device for speeding up and slowing down the movement of a body in the heavens by measuring its movement not from the centre of a circle but from another point.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton