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Brent crude for January delivery settled above $113 a barrel on Friday, while West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. oil gauge, closed the session at around $104 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

The recent financial results of tech companies have been closely watched by investors as they gauge whether the heavy spending on AI is sustainable.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, retail sales, a key gauge of consumption in China, declined in May for the first time in three years before picking up later in the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Its production rates are closely watched not only as a path toward profitability but also as a gauge of whether some of its problems will stay in the past.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

After the expedition, Neal Beidleman pointed out that if Andy’s regulator had become fouled with ice, the gauge might have registered empty even though the canisters were full, which would explain his bizarre obstinacy.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

On Monday and Wednesday, private gauges of China’s manufacturing and services sector activity are due.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Other tide gauges across Southern California approached record levels, including in La Jolla.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Japan’s central bank is widely expected to hold steady next week as it gauges the impact of prior hikes, before resuming tightening again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

Early on the morning of May 5, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, a man in a white-and-silver space suit sat in a tiny capsule, hemmed in by panels of gauges and switches.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

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

I didn't have discussions about the team with committees, but I gauged as much knowledge as I could from every staff member who was working alongside me.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

In this case, it is gauged that Shell accounts for slightly over 2% of global emissions derived from fossil fuels, while the Philippines has contributed to just 0.2%, according to the claimants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

I gauged I could be up and down those porch steps, compass in hand, in five seconds.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

To address that challenge, Ofcom has - in addition to traditional forms of ID - recommended four methods that it says would be "highly effective" at gauging people's ages:

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Once he had his foot in the door as an intern, success became an obsession, with bonuses becoming "a way of gauging how wonderfully successful a human being I was".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

That’s what happens frequently when it’s time for gauging performance over potential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Plus, gauging the effectiveness of school phone bans, how the fallen ‘Nostradamus of AI’ got to the top of tech, Nvidia wants to run the world’s robots and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

She kept her eyes on the horizon, but Leo got the feeling she was gauging his mood, considering what to say.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan