caliber
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Iran has seen a huge brain drain since the 1990s, and the caliber of its operatives has slipped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mensah knew he had landed in just the right place for a quarterback of his caliber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Humans no longer have any heroes to protect them. None of the caliber of the legends of old, like Gilgamesh."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
There are thousands of "elite" teams like that city's Scorpion unit and they come in all calibers, shapes, and sizes.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
Was it pressing, or are the calibers of the tiers an issue more pressing?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2020
Indeed, since a grip has nothing to do with a gun’s internal mechanics, there’s no reason to include those calibers except to announce it as a product for AR-15s and M16s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
Collado's pasavolante had a tremendous length of some 40 calibers and fired a 6- or 7-pound lead ball.
From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy
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