caliber
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Mensah knew he had landed in just the right place for a quarterback of his caliber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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
Irresistible, wedding-DJ caliber singles that will get men and women, all the world over, from 9 to 90 on the dance floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Is that the caliber of song they might sing at Juilliard or the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia?”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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
Those measurements, 0.223 inch and 5.56 millimeters, represent the calibers of cartridges developed for use in those rifles, respectively.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2019
We have revolvers, rifles, shotguns, derringers and loads of pistols, with calibers of all kinds.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2016
The coach seems rolling over cannon-balls of all calibers.
From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Herman Melville
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