Example Sentences

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This marks the first time a human-made spacecraft has measurably changed the orbit of a natural object around the Sun.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

The buildout of AI-related computing capacity added measurably to U.S. gross domestic product this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

But these comparatively small victories don’t alter the direction of our transformation — they don’t even slow it down measurably — even while they appeal to our deep need to normalize.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

Tech analyst Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management wrote on social media this week that his optimism had "taken a step back" as the chance of a recession increased "measurably" over the past month.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

This is measurably true even in the Southern States.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.