measures
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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According to the draft budget bill seen by AFP, France's government hopes to reduce the deficit to five percent of GDP with 43 billion euros in spending cuts and other measures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Richard Goldberg of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies predicted and then hailed the success of U.S. measures in Hormuz many weeks before most analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pike, whose attempted execution had already been the subject of a high-profile legal battle, was in hospital and being given "life-saving measures" as of Thursday morning.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That suggests a person can appear to have relatively low cardiovascular risk according to traditional measures while plaque is already developing inside the arteries.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
For the last ten days Dussel hasn’t been on speaking terms with Mr. van Daan, and all because of the new security measures since the break-in.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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