calculation
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"He had left himself little or no calculation time and any braking was far too late," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But reducing his restraint to fear or campaign calculation also gives him too little agency.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The proposed new calculation would exclude immigrants in the country illegally, which various analyses estimate total about 15 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Each calculation performed by the bacterial circuits takes about eight hours, far longer than an electronic computer would require.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Was that just a practical calculation of our chances of survival away from the district?
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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This is illustrated by the accompanying chart, courtesy of calculations provided by Wes Crill, a vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
But Hoover, the former Biden administration advisor, said those calculations omit how much the country would have saved in avoided health care costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Another approach is to put assets - often property - into a trust with loved ones as appointed trustees in the hope of keeping it out of the care calculations.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When Kelly turned 50, he started running calculations on when he could retire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
We were one week from Christmas if my calculations and tree notches were accurate, and I was wondering how to celebrate it, or if at all.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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