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calculate

[kal-kyuh-leyt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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It means that lenders will no longer need to calculate or pay compensation to people owed money under its scheme, until the legal process concludes.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

If I had to calculate my own ratio of work done to soccer watched ... well, as I am not a sports reporter, I don’t think my editor would be thrilled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The study is the first to calculate how much the constellations of big and particularly bright satellites being planned would impact astronomical observations by making the night sky brighter.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

What we have also seen this year is a bull market driven by earnings increases — or increases in analysts’ rolling 12-month earnings-per-share estimates, which are used to calculate forward price-to-earnings ratios.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

I have wondered, incidentally: does Our Father have his Bibles so entirely in mind that he can select an instructive verse and calculate backward to the one-hundredth previous?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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