calculation
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So with the average cost of raising a single child costing more and more, young people make a reasonable calculation on how many children are worth having.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
The figure is a rough calculation based on an estimated 331 trillion won in operating profit -- in line with market consensus reported by Yonhap News Agency -- and roughly 78,000 chip employees.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The team spent more than a decade refining the calculation.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Realizing that his next move might ruin his life, Bobby, whose life on the chessboard had always been about preparation and calculation, decided that people in desperate positions must take desperate chances.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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