How to Use measure off in a Sentence

measure off

verb
  • What’s to stop the same people from taking this taxpayer protection measure off the ballot, too?
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Last week, Uber and the Consumer Attorneys of California reached a deal that will keep two competing measures off the ballot.
    Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
  • After years of attempts to get a measure off the ground, Georgia lawmakers have passed a bill establishing a statewide office to promote and support the music industry.
    Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Based on the usual pricing measure off regional benchmarks, the premium for flagship Arab Light is set to spike to an unprecedented level of about $40 a barrel, the traders said.
    Yongchang Chin, Bloomberg, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Cities have until March 18 to cancel elections, but county elections offices would need to be notified in late February to take the measure off the ballot, according to Plano officials.
    Lilly Kersh, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Newsom is reportedly aiming to keep the measure off the ballot by negotiating some kind of compromise with Dave Regan, the hard-charging president of SEIU-UHCW.
    Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026

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