How to Use calculus in a Sentence
calculus
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The larger the spread, the riskier the loan, or so goes the calculus.
—Rob Copeland, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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The calculus changed with the launch of Bitcoin, in 2009.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 31 May 2021
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Golf, the sport Song now plays at Phoenix Xavier Prep, was not part of the calculus.
—Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2021
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The fall of Roe changed not just demand, but the risk calculus.
—Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 10 Nov. 2022
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That may not change the Fed’s calculus on rate cuts, though.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
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And then the gate agent explained the pitiless calculus of the oversold flight: The man had been the last to check in.
—Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2022
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And that changes the calculus for the defensemen forced to go back for those pucks.
—Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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But the war changed the calculus for the Ukrainians and Americans alike.
—Justin Scheck, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
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That seems like an immoral trade off, if that’s the calculus.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
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Just a few days into the season, the calculus has changed.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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How much has this factored into the calculus for the White House?
—New York Times, 28 May 2021
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One loss — even getting shut out — didn’t change the calculus for Roberts.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2022
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Pretty good calculus on all sides to get a deal done ...
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2023
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But the 9th Circuit’s decision in the Duarte case changed the calculus.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
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But a crisis in the banking sector that emerged last month has changed the calculus.
—Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
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Putting him on the ticket could alter the calculus there.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 24 July 2024
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And where does the change of decision calculus come from?
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021
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Part of the calculus the Red Sox must consider with a long-term deal is Bregman’s age.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Zack sends me a calculus gag: a man and a woman are on a date, having a drink.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2025
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And that export cost calculus may change in the future.
—WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
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With all that in mind, teams with stars on the mend must weigh the delicate calculus about whether to bring them back at all — and if so, when.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2022
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How much is looking ahead to a new CBA and a media rights deal in about three years a part of the calculus for today?
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2022
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The idea of using dental calculus—or hardened plaque—to study diseases of the past is not new.
—Byrodrigo Pérez Ortega, science.org, 2 Nov. 2022
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Offit points out that this calculus has always played a role in the use of vaccines.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 13 Apr. 2021
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Part of the calculus is that driving the volume of attempts up should drag the percentages down, if the Nuggets bite.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
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As time went on, the whale’s continued refusal to eat began to change the risk calculus for a move.
—Sam Schechner, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022
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The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done.
—Josh Dubow, ajc, 5 June 2021
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How does Russell Crowe boarding as Zeus change the calculus for you?
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Aug. 2022
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But now the calculus has changed, with Adebayo cast over the second half of the season as the Heat’s starting power forward alongside 7-foot rookie Kel’el Ware.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2025
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But the Bay Area revelation of Playoff Jimmy changes the calculus.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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