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large-scale

[lahrj-skeyl] / ˈlɑrdʒˈskeɪl /


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The current standard model of cosmology, known as ΛCDM, successfully explains many large-scale features of the universe, including its expansion and the distribution of galaxies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Titled All the Rage, the rapidly assembled large-scale performance will be staged in 15 rooms of a former insurance building in the City of London from Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The final subscription weekend concerts featured two large-scale works for the orchestra and an indispensable Los Angeles Master Chorale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In April, USA Rare Earth, backed by U.S. government financing, agreed to pay $2.8 billion to acquire Serra Verde, the only large-scale producer outside Asia extracting rare earths from clay deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Still a third type of answer to Yali invokes the supposed importance of lowland river valleys in dry climates, where highly productive agriculture depended on large-scale irrigation systems that in turn required centralized bureaucracies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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