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  • present tense form of measure (3rd person singular).
  • plural of measure.
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Both leaders said they’d never heard of an abuser going to a staffer’s home or of someone in their position needing to institute personal security measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

On the fiscal side, she called on governments to only use temporary and targeted measures to help ease the burden on the public of high energy and other costs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

She did not elaborate on what the support would involve, but told MPs it would include access to a named police officer and help with wider security measures.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Over the oceans, Sentinel-3 measures sea surface temperature, color, and height, along with sea ice thickness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Deydey usually beat her in short time, but today she managed through desperate measures to think ahead far enough to draw the game out to a phenomenal length.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich



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