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take the measure of





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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

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

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

To take the measure of Medvedev’s victory, it’s important to describe the quality of the opponent he beat.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2021

Were the pyramids as tall as this building, did the pharaohs sit on top and take the measure of their kingdoms, to see how diminished the world became when you gained the proper distance?

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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