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The challenge is calibrating oversight narrow enough to preserve commercial activity but broad enough to address the systemic risks Mythos illustrated.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026 -
Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The campaign now moves forward with voters weighing sharply different visions for California’s future as the primary draws closer.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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And other states are weighing similar options.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The work at Christie’s is considerably larger than Number 17, measuring nearly 11 feet long compared to Number 17’s square dimension, just under 5 feet.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
18 May 2026
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The shoes stand tall on a towering heel measuring around four inches.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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The companies said in the announcement that the combination will expand margins by scaling operations across a larger portfolio of units and will generate $175 million in gross synergies.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Markets Are Ecosystems, Not Segments Growth begins with understanding your customer, but scaling demands a wider perspective.—
Shelli Brunswick,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Blue Origin’s training for its first human tourist flight in July 2021 consisted of a brief, 14-hour program spanning two days.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Kurosawa, who adapted the screenplay himself, transforms Murashige’s long last stand into four interconnected mysteries each spanning a single season.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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Somebody has to be paid to do all that quantifying and validating.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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Cyber-physical systems going to become very pervasive The concept of cy-trust focuses on quantifying trust in a measurable way.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Calipering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipering. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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