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gauges

  • plural
    of gauge.
    gauge
    verb (used with object)
    to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
  • present tense form
    of gauge (3rd person singular).
    gauge
    verb (used with object)
    to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.

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That metric gauges how likely chances are to result in goals, taking into account a range of variables, and Arsenal finished with almost three times the xG total of City.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Record-low levels were already measured at other Rhine gauges in North Rhine-Westphalia, such as in Cologne and Duisburg-Ruhrort, over the weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

So it seems based on UBS’s “theme-o-meter,” which gauges which market themes are rising to the top and the ones sinking to the bottom.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Their team also installed rain gauges and went into the field each week with advanced laser-imaging technology, known as lidar, to measure and track the cliffs before and after a collapse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Well, that's going to be one of your jobs. These here gauges have to be checked every fifteen minutes. You ought to be able to do that."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison