measure
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"We have been very interested in quantifying the size of the problem, because what you cannot measure, you cannot manage," Ashok Gadgil, co-author of the research paper, told AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
A labor union spent $31 million gathering signatures to qualify the measure for the ballot in an effort to offset federal healthcare funding cuts that will affect millions of California’s most vulnerable residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
A separate measure of inflation that strips out energy, meanwhile, rose 0.3% in May.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
“The Tell” is not a fabrication; those who have read it agree that something very traumatic happened to Griffin, and that her brain locked it away as a protective measure.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Small tastes of freedom, joy, and celebration were permitted, or even encouraged, because from the master’s point of view, it made sense to allow a measure of comfort and happiness.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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