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take the measure of





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You can take the measure of Charles Dickens’s egotism by looking at the names he gave his children.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

So it’s time to really take the measure of AI slop: which of it is deceptive, which amusing and which merely an avoidable nuisance.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

And after director Florian Zeller pushed Anthony Hopkins to a best-actor win for “The Father,” pundits will be eager to take the measure of Hugh Jackman in Zeller’s latest family drama, “The Son.”

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

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 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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