Example Sentences

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The hot labor market means there will be even more focus on two inflation gauges coming out next week.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This is especially important, as some of these gauges are closer to 2% and rising more slowly while others rise more rapidly away from the Fed’s 2% target.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Drones deployed earlier had been unable to read gauges showing the internal temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

These included updated corrections to satellite measurements that had gradually shifted after 2015, improved methods for measuring land movement at coastal tide gauges, and more accurate estimates of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The gauges remained inert, and he said to himself, An android response.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick