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calipering

verb

present participle of caliper

as in calibrating

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Some investors are likely calibrating their portfolios for that possibility, while others are investing based on a spate of Republican victories.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
In his view, society’s obsession with calibrating units of time had begun in 1955 with the invention of the atomic clock.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

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With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
For someone weighing a move, uncertainty raises the stakes, and a longer list of openings offers little reassurance that the next job will be a better match.

— Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of weighing

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One mirror focused the X-rays vertically, while the other focused them horizontally, concentrating the beam into a spot measuring just 180 × 330 nanometers.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Organizations developing solutions that leverage AI should focus on connecting expertise and insights, deploying effective solutions in a timely fashion and, importantly, objectively measuring impact.

— Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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The legislation, which would have begun scaling back licenses for the occupation, was stalled in 2025.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
This is one shape of [a] research project of systematizing and scaling up searching for useful new tools in large databases and DNA sequences.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of scaling

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In the Algarve’s inland countryside, guests can explore the world of beekeeper José Maria Martinez, who continues a family practice spanning three generations and nearly 1,000 hives.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Few contemporary authors embody that idea more than Becky Chambers, whose stories imagine alternative futures—not through grand revolutions or galaxy-spanning battles but through ordinary people trying to care for one another.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of spanning

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A lot of it comes down to quantifying things at a local level to see what people want, and maybe even having referendums in certain places.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
The case mortality rate is the best index for quantifying care, said the IDF medical specialist.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of quantifying

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