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take the measure of





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You have to learn things—about Ireland, language and the world—to take the measure of his poems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“I wanted to take the measure of this man who had been my obsession for so long,” he wrote in his memoir, “Escape: My Lifelong War Against Cults.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

How will we take the measure of what we are doing two years after it all began?

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

It was the first chance for many Virginians to take the measure of a historically diverse field of potential nominees.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2021

“It was a deliberate test,” said Nixon, “clearly designed to take the measure of me and my administration at the outset.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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