metric
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By virtually every traditional metric, “60 Minutes” was thriving.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
A footnote in China’s latest statistical communiqué further suggests a redefinition of the metric.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Then, the hosts dig into the stat dashboard the U.N. wants to replace GDP as the main prosperity metric and debate whether GDP is even relevant enough for it to matter.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
April’s seasonally adjusted annual selling rate, or SAAR, the auto industry’s preferred selling metric, was 15.9 million External link, down 7% year over year—the eighth consecutive month of year over year declines.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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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