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calipering

verb

present participle of caliper

as in calibrating

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Now, with another Super El Niño setting in — this time likely to be the strongest on record — many are calibrating their expectations based on what happened then.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
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

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Warchus says the pair spent a couple of years weighing whether to attempt a musical version at all, wary of tampering with a project both are proud of.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
The brand's Hydro Rush line (launched in 2023) gets lots of love from natural hair influencers for fulfilling their hair’s hydration needs without weighing it down.

— Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026

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Build a cash reserve before scaling, negotiate better terms upfront and don't be afraid to walk away from deals that strain your finances.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
China’s high-tech enterprise CBAK Energy Technology is scaling production of its large cylindrical lithium-ion batteries at its Nanjing Phase II facility, with plans to eventually raise annual capacity from 3 gigawatt-hours (GWh) to 18 GWh.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

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Seven Korean startups were chosen through an open call run with the Busan Center for Creative Economy & Innovation and AWS, together spanning the full content pipeline.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Born April 19, 1946, Curry amassed hundreds of credits across film, television and theater throughout a career spanning more than five decades.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

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Summary Artificial intelligence is increasingly cited in job cuts, with over 100,000 attributed to AI in 2026 through June, yet precisely quantifying its employment impact remains challenging.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The figure is meant to make the play both more credible and more threatening, quantifying both what Paramount stands to gain and what California stands to lose.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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