magnitude
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These followed a magnitude 6.9 quake days earlier that killed 76 people and destroyed or damaged 72,000 buildings in Cebu province in central Philippines, according to government figures.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
There was a series of smaller shocks in the area, including one with a magnitude of 6.7 at 8:55 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"It was quite simply the most important soccer match the US has played for the last two generations," Ley reads, having to spell out to American viewers the magnitude of the result.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
He believes the appropriate TAM for SpaceX’s connectivity solutions is closer to the $130 billion mark — an entire order of magnitude smaller than SpaceX’s projections.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
But with digital technology, researchers say the amount of information, the speed of its delivery, and, pointedly, its interactive nature, have changed our world by orders of magnitude.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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