measured

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In a new investment outlook, strategists at BlackRock compared the measured performance of major global equity markets with their economies’ dependence on oil and natural-gas imports via the strait.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Merrill described his brother as a true missionary and “a saint” and wrote that Alan’s life was not measured in years, “but in love, sacrifice, and purpose.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

While average prices on typical goods and services as measured by the consumer-price index have risen roughly sixfold over the past half-century, median home prices have risen more than tenfold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The biggest waves measured 80cm but the meteorological agency in earthquake-prone Japan warned that quakes "causing even stronger shaking" could occur in the next week, producing bigger waves.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Lamoreaux had measured the force exerted by empty space.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife