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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


VERB
fine-tune
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Georgieva said the Fund was already in talks with Sri Lanka on how to "calibrate" an existing program to meet the country's needs.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Whether that bet will pay off remains to be seen, but the broader market stabilized somewhat as investors continued to calibrate geopolitical impacts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Whether that bet pays off remains to be seen, but the broader market later stabilized somewhat as investors continued to calibrate the geopolitical impacts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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

It’s true that every writer must calibrate the degree of specialization in her language against her best guess of the audience’s familiarity with the topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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