full-scale
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If regulators and corporate backers approve full-scale mining as proposed, hundreds more workers will come to these mountains and truck out the ore that will supply battery factories now in development around Arizona and the West.
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has deepened the chasm between the Kremlin and a galvanized geopolitical West.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
The company reported profit of €663 million ($735 million) for the three months ending in June — nearly four times higher than in the same period last year, when bookings were badly affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
In all, the United States has supplied $43 billion in equipment, including weaponry, training, and other military and law enforcement aid, since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022, and more than $20 billion in economic and humanitarian aid.
—Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
The Polestar Synergy concept is a full-scale model that mixes three designs from the winners of Polestar's latest design contest.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
But the widening investigations at his ministry posed a first significant challenge for the government on anti-corruption measures since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
The temporary corridor, which hugs the western Black Sea coast from Ukraine to Bulgaria, was established to allow passage for civilian ships that have been docked in Ukrainian ports since before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Vivek Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
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Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has deepened the chasm between the Kremlin and a galvanized geopolitical West.
—Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
The company reported profit of €663 million ($735 million) for the three months ending in June — nearly four times higher than in the same period last year, when bookings were badly affected by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
In all, the United States has supplied $43 billion in equipment, including weaponry, training, and other military and law enforcement aid, since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022, and more than $20 billion in economic and humanitarian aid.
—Andrew E. Kramer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
The Polestar Synergy concept is a full-scale model that mixes three designs from the winners of Polestar's latest design contest.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 5 Sep. 2023
Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2023
But the widening investigations at his ministry posed a first significant challenge for the government on anti-corruption measures since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
The temporary corridor, which hugs the western Black Sea coast from Ukraine to Bulgaria, was established to allow passage for civilian ships that have been docked in Ukrainian ports since before Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Vivek Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Full-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-scale. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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full-scale
adjectiveˈfu̇l-ˈskā(ə)l
1
: identical to an original in size
2
: not limited in any way : using everything that can be used
a full-scale war
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