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calipering

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present participle of caliper

as in calibrating

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Mining company 3 Proton Lithium (3PL) wants to develop the site, but around a third of it is located in lands reserved for NASA to use for calibrating Earth-observing satellites.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2026
The entire system has been designed to be easy to use, from calibrating the G1X for the first time to creating models to filling ink to swapping print beds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026

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If the answer swings on how the question was phrased, the model is not measuring anything about the match.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

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Migrants from across Africa regularly attempt to reach the enclave by swimming from Morocco or scaling the heavily fortified border fence in hopes of gaining entry into the European Union.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
The Leadville 100 Trail Run is an extremely challenging, high-alpine endurance race renowned for not only traversing 100 miles but also scaling a collective 14,000 vertical feet.

— Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

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Drinks balance precision with approachability, spanning spirit-forward classics and inventive seasonal drinks that stop you in your tracks.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
In this article Encyclopædia Britannica explores 12 works, spanning different languages and regions, that confront the partition of India.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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The challenge lies in quantifying these long-term preventive benefits, which differ greatly from traditional automation metrics.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
For a wellness culture already obsessed with quantifying rest, circadian scores are the number the sleep score never quite delivered.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

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