gauge
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Its revenue figures, along with those of rival OpenAI, offer an important gauge of the AI industry's growth and ability to finance the infrastructure needed to develop the technology.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Its earnings are closely watched by investors to gauge broader chip demand.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The dashboard was foreign but vaguely familiar with a battery gauge instead of a fuel gauge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
And on Thursday, the producer-price index will be the last reading to help investors gauge the toll of surging diesel prices in the United States before the midterm elections.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Would you like me to ask him some questions about your mother? Maybe I can gauge whether or not the trip would be worthwhile.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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A widening gap between stock and bond volatility gauges suggests equities could be overlooking inflation, borrowing, and interest-rate risks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
And, as I explained in my last column, bond gauges offer some confusing contradictions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
One possible long-term remedy might be river level gauges that relay changes to authorities in real-time, giving residents 20-30 minutes of warning, he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The third and final part of Flight’s argument is based on a macroeconomic framework from Citadel that gauges market expectations for economic growth and Fed interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Still the gauges failed to indicate a reaction.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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What makes things even more difficult is that it’s impossible, as of now, to pinpoint the exact time and location of a downpour, even though it can be gauged with marvelous accuracy.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
As far as can be gauged, the Crown Prince's popularity remains high among young Saudis.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
It’s cheaper than it was in 1948, when gauged on a sandwich-per-hour basis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
An Institute of Governmental Studies poll in August gauged interest in the potential candidacy of Newsom and Harris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Instead, Emily, breathing quietly in the darkness, gauged the state of the household by straining to listen.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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The company is in the process of gauging investor appetite; The Wall Street Journal has previously reported it could raise as much as $100 billion in an offering that values it near $2 trillion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The British social attitude survey, carried out by the National Centre for Social Research, has been gauging public opinion since 1983.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The monthly U.S. payrolls report used to be as much about gauging the Federal Reserve’s reaction as the actual number of Americans hired and fired.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But there’s also been a slight shift back toward gauging the room for rate cuts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Darin steps in front of me and glances at the fence, as if gauging the time it will take to reach it.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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