to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later
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The Fathom is the first product built on what Ford calls the Universal Electric Vehicle platform, which will be the basic architecture for producing multiple upcoming electric cars, from compacts to vans, Bergg said.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2026 Each buoy is attached to a rope and can be thrown to someone in the water while another person calls 911.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
6 Aug. 2026 Thus, maintenance is the element every team calls critical, but no team fully funds.—
Thomas Ryd,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2026 Also playing a role would be the question of what Vilhauer calls personal relevance—whether the news of nonhuman life affected any one person directly.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
6 Aug. 2026 Instead of stocking separate products for hydration, shine, and color, people are building what Vasi calls a lip wardrobe.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Aug. 2026 The Dane County Farmers’ Market in Madison, Wisconsin, calls itself the largest producer-only farmers market in the country.—
Lauren Schuster,
Sacbee.com,
5 Aug. 2026 Pinterest calls it scent stacking — and Aventura Mall is all in on the youthful luxury retail trend.—
Howard Cohen
july 31,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2026 That thinking ultimately led to Bond Repair Treatment—or BRB, as Pratasiewicz affectionately calls it.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
31 July 2026
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At one end are old-school flip phones, popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, that handle calls and texts but little else.—
Maya Blackstone,
CBS News,
5 Aug. 2026 In an interview with the New York Times, Dean said that operating outside a public company gives the team room to make calls that aren’t necessarily in the company’s purest financial interests.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2026 People can report unsolicited calls through a government website.—ABC News,
5 Aug. 2026 Contracts should reward resolved calls and cleared backlogs, and delivery risk should sit with the vendors.—
Tom Dowling,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2026 According to a probable cause affidavit, Porter made multiple calls to two witnesses, threatening to kill them and their families.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
5 Aug. 2026 Muse Code also uses a local event log that records model calls, tool runs, approvals, and edits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Aug. 2026 After several Zoom calls, Nahmias flew to Charlotte without cameras, spending a few days simply getting to know Olive and her family.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2026 Since the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, some cities nationwide have heeded calls to reallocate money away from law enforcement and into mental health and social services.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
30 July 2026
The combination cargo and cruise ship Aranui V is a frequent visitor on its sailings from Tahiti, while the luxurious Paul Gauguin also periodically visits from Tahiti.
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Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2026
When Odysseus and Penelope’s son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), visits Sparta for information about his father, he’s invited to sit with Menelaus during a wedding feast for his and Helen’s daughter.
As Overcash considers legal options, Burnsville city inspectors are planning to visit the apartment in early August.
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Conor Wight,
CBS News,
1 Aug. 2026
Although there are myriad points of contention within the Democratic Party, such as support for Israel, El-Sayed considers economic issues a top issue for his campaign.
Their identities are revealed by a mechanical fortune teller named The Amazing Karnak (Sydney Harmon), who summons the memories of each teen in order to give one lucky soul a chance to return to life.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 July 2026
Their blooms add a sense of romance to gardens, while their nostalgic fragrance summons the fondest of memories.
While miniature portraits had grown in popularity before the advent of photography, Shushan estimates that only a dozen or so renowned artists were making eye portraits, including the painters George Engleheart and Richard Cosway.
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Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2026
Valero Energy's earnings were up over 400% for the quarter compared to last year in world that Valero estimates is still five million barrels short per day of global refining capacity and over 100 million barrels short of oil inventories.
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