measures
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Measures of consumer confidence rose slightly in June on lower gasoline prices, but households continue to feel stressed about the cost of living and the labor market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
Measures have been put in place across western Europe in order to help people manage the heat.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
Measures have been imposed by the regulators to try and curb excessive volatility, and they were triggered both on the way down Monday and then again on the way back up again Tuesday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Measures include shrinking how much water leaves that reservoir, which flows down the Colorado River into Lake Mead and supplies water to Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Measures like these added precision to the understanding of how long it takes the brain to react, findings that were very much in the spirit of Helmholtz and mental chronometry, the study of brain structures.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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