as in to measure
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone
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Recent Examples of span
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
One is in the South and spans Texas and its neighbors Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Quarterback Jared Goff has been incredible as of late with the highest completion percentage (83.0%) and passer rating (146.5) over a five-game span in NFL history.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Already, the company also has an early development slate that spans across genre and media including feature films, scripted and unscripted formats, animation and documentaries.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
One is in the South and spans Texas and its neighbors Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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As a result, the musical inspirations on Thriller span decades and countries.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
Quarterback Jared Goff has been incredible as of late with the highest completion percentage (83.0%) and passer rating (146.5) over a five-game span in NFL history.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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To measure their widths, the team used a scanning electron microscope.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Nov. 2024
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Success is impossible to measure without clear goals.Andrea Ruskin, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Factor in three interceptions and a fumble recovery, and CU’s defense made limiting Utah to a pair of field goals off two Shedeur Sanders turnovers in the first half look like light work.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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Alexander-Walker himself was 0 for 4 from the field at the time, including a pair of misses during that disastrous fourth.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains a tax holiday for a subsidiary in the APAC region, which contributed to a lower effective tax rate of 13.7% for the year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Poetry in the Age of Disenchantment by Charles Taylor Ukraine Divided Almost three years after the beginning of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is not defeated, but Russia is not victorious, either.Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
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An October 9 Gallup poll asked voters to gauge the importance of 22 issues, such as the economy, immigration, and what types of Supreme Justices candidates would pick.Abby Monteil, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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Reds president Nick Krall told the Cincinnati Enquirer the club has reached out to the future Hall of Famer to gauge interest in returning to the team in a role to be determined.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The couple were schoolteachers, local news reports say.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Before the last couple months of last season, Davis likely had some work to do before NHL teams might be interested in signing the undrafted free agent.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on expanding its space infrastructure and services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Tilting this model is easier than BioLite’s 425 headlamp thanks to a space between the band and light housing to hook your finger into.Ashley Thess, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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With this fundraise, the company seeks to scale production to achieve price parity with traditional skins, which are currently priced at about $9 per square foot for a handbag quality, pebble-texture cow skin.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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The company’s ticket sizes are typically large and implementation is also complex and expensive, meaning that the product may not scale well with small and medium-size firms.Trefis Team, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Every detail was perfectly recreated — from the performance look's metallic bustier, beaded yoke and chain skirt, to the black bob, silver headpiece, studded black gloves, black leggings and thigh-high leather boots Hudson wore to accessorize.Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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To be among the marginalized, outside the arena of power in the America of yesterday and tomorrow, is to live in the stifling yoke of wholesale animosity.Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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