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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

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

Almost two years into a pandemic, scientists need to take the measure of the SARS-CoV-2 virus yet again.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2021

Daughters take the measure of their mothers, then consider their own beauty, their own futures.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

"I'll tell you when I know. Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening. Right now, I have a mind to ride through the streets and take the measure of this city."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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