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calipering

verb

present participle of caliper

as in calibrating

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In his view, society’s obsession with calibrating units of time had begun in 1955 with the invention of the atomic clock.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
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

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Concrete barriers designed to keep cars out of the secure area crumbled as the jet, weighing more than 100 tons, headed straight for a four-lane road.

— Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
After officials finished weighing and measuring it, Harmon returned the giant blue catfish alive to the Ohio River near where it was caught.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

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The focus on metrics also highlights the challenges of measuring the performance of large language models using standardized benchmark tests and concerns that the specs are prone to manipulation and gamesmanship.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Future treatments New cell and gene therapies for Huntington’s disease are being investigated, but researchers need ways of measuring what is happening inside the brain of a living person.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

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Giroux and actress-producer Pirvu officially launched Precious Metal Productions last January with a focus on television movies and feature films with its activities spanning original content creation as well as full-service production.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Think ruffles, shoulders, polka dots, flowers, glamour, flowers and plenty of joyful clothes and accessories spanning lifestyle and occasionwear.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 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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