metric
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Any comparison of Haaland and Kane has to start with the most important metric in football: goals.
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
His ability to contribute creatively means he could benefit from the assist tiebreak if the race came to that metric.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026
But even as prices of major indexes like the S&P 500 have pushed further into record territory this year, one popular metric used by fundamental analysts suggests stock prices are becoming more attractive, not less.
From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026
The bitcoin hoarder created a bespoke valuation metric that ignores market realities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026
Man ceased to be the measure of all else only with the adoption of the metric system in France in 1799.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Vocabulary lists containing metric
This Week in Pop Culture: December 8 -14, 2018
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for October 2–October 8, 2021
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