meter

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For comparison, a nanometer is one billionth of a meter, far smaller than anything visible to the human eye.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Last week, the city released a statement saying it had locked the warehouse’s water meter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

All of this readily registers on Barry’s Dada-absurdity meter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Claude’s meter also runs faster based on the length of your conversation, meaning new users who upload long documents may be surprised to reach their limit faster than they’re used to with ChatGPT.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

“It’s gonna go on what’s on the meter, you understand, but I expect it’ll be about twenty bucks, something like that. What do you wanna go to Ernestville for anyway?”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson