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caliber

[kal-uh-ber] / ˈkæl ə bər /




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Notre Dame has not faced a team this season the caliber of Chaminade, which can run, pass and play good defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Those teams are good in their own right but are not the same caliber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

The more Mitchell conjures joy and fear from thin air with the snap of his fingers, the more frustrating it becomes that audiences seldom get to experience summer fun at this caliber anymore.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

It’s a hefty price, but with someone of that caliber at the most important position in the sport, it means beginning every season with a shot at the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Bobby won his first two games but as the tournament wore on he lost to some players and drew with several others well below his caliber.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

A separate .308 caliber version with six barrels also was being offered for sale by the company, and two newer models with still different calibers are expected to be unveiled in the coming months.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

Many include the numbers .223 and 5.56, which represent the calibers of cartridges developed for use in the AR-15 and M-16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022

In the course of the day's fighting the British captured over 7,000 prisoners and a large number of guns of all calibers.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds




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