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  • plural of measure.
  • present tense form of measure (3rd person singular).
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measures

British  
/ ˈmɛʒəz /

plural noun

  1. rock strata that are characterized by a particular type of sediment or deposit

    coal measures

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among the measures is the requirement for every new batch of food to be tested, and for flour, rice and cooking oil to be purchased from centralised procurement points only.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

A cybersecurity incident at a private contractor has halted the nation’s bankruptcy-noticing system for a week, forcing courts across the country to improvise emergency measures as the company works to restore service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the flurry of economic measures has raised concerns over government spending in a country whose public debt already exceeds 80 percent of GDP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

For Microsoft shareholders, three measures will help show whether those potential savings are becoming financial gains.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

So the beats are organized even further by grouping them into bars, or measures.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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