calculus

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The region’s more recent strategic importance traces to the 1930s when major oil discoveries in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain sparked a new geopolitical calculus about the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

That calculus is also dependent on the “broader context,” he added, citing the fact that inflation has run above the Fed’s 2% annual target for the past five years.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Mortgage rates ticked higher last week, continuing their march above 6% and potentially complicating the calculus for buyers and sellers at the beginning of a spring season that had been showing green shoots.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

For the owners, however, the calculus on all of this is quite different.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

“I got it! I got it! God! Why does this philosophy stuff have to be so difficult? Give me calculus any day!”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King