measure off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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But it had the effect of jump-starting negotiations over what it could take for proponents to pull their measure off the ballot, or to agree to reforms both sides can live with.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
Opponents of the measure will probably still aim to keep the measure off the ballot altogether.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022
They unsuccessfully tried to kick the measure off the ballot in 2018.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2019
State lawmakers are trying to get this measure off the ballot by Thursday’s deadline, so they are willing to swallow this as an alternative.
From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2018
The movement of the hands around the dial reassured me that I was, indeed, alive and helped me measure off the minutes until my family arrived.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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