calibrate
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U.S. stocks are getting some support from the bond market in early Monday trading, as investors begin to calibrate how damage from the war in Iran will affect growth in the world’s biggest economy.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Williams said such research plays a critical role in helping an independent Fed to calibrate the level of interest rates and support the economy to the best of its ability.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
“We calibrate and validate each device in this butt,” says Hall, who calls it the “key innovation” that made developing the sensor possible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The prime minister insisted on what he saw as the merits of "calm discussion" - but had to judge how to calibrate his response, both publicly and privately.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Very little effort was made to calibrate the experiments with plausible inorganic Martian surface materials.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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