dial

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Gold is down 2.4% to $4,442 a troy ounce and is coming under pressure as investors dial back expectations of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Lorne Michaels doubtless has her on speed dial.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Faced with a chilly house, some users might then dial up the power on their heat pump - but if you do that, much of the efficiency advantage fritters away, he says.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

He says that retirement fund managers will start small, and dial allocations to private assets up or down, over the next five to 15 years.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Putting down the Penfield manual, she jumped up, thinking, I don’t need to dial now; I already have it—if it is Rick.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick