calculate
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Temperatures in the area of the ocean used to calculate El Niño were already 2.41 degrees above baseline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some calculate the metric aggressively to project strength, while others avoid citing a single headline figure to prevent conflating cash with credit lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Medicare will calculate the amount that must be repaid.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
For the future, the FIA is working on an update that would calculate expected car position in the case of an irregular refresh rate from the F1 timing system.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The tables made it possible to calculate the positions of the planets to an accuracy thirty times better than the tables Copernicus had compiled, and remained the standard used for generations.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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In his weekly “Flow Show” strategy note published Friday, Hartnett calculates that the cost of servicing the interest on that debt has reached $1.5 trillion yearly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, the World Bank calculates that while 14.2% of jobs in rich countries can be automated using generative AI, that is a threat faced by just 4.5% of jobs in developing economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Freddie Mac calculates the average rate from the thousands of loan applications submitted to them, while Mortgage News Daily data surveys mortgage lenders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
But if that $3 million account is in tax-deferred accounts, they will together need to take a $113,208 RMD when they reach age 73 and will owe $28,951 in taxes, Reichenstein calculates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
My stupid brain calculates Elizabeth’s life without my ever giving permission.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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Nor did the administration offer any indication of how the tariffs were calculated and when, if ever, they would be removed.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Miller said Bianco’s claims were part of a calculated media campaign that included text messages, media interviews and news conferences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 2020, I calculated that repealing the firewall would lead to $2.2 trillion in higher subsidy spending over a decade for the estimated 24 million people who would switch from employer coverage to the exchanges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
An investment Substack called Maverick Equity Research calculated that most of the Berkshire purchases in the second quarter were done at 1.4 times book value.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The walls were perpendicular and engineers had calculated that there was no way a giant could escape once he was put in.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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The state director of finance is responsible for calculating the adjusted minimum wage on or before Aug. 1 each year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bureau of Labor Statistics in the 1980s, is a superior tool for calculating COLAs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Only after calculating the probability to be zero did he conduct his experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
In an unusually detailed sentencing statement, judge O'Grady noted that calculating punishment parts is "with good reason" much misunderstood by victims and members of the public.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
She was used to me throwing out numbers and calculating everything.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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