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magnitude

[mag-ni-tood, -tyood] / ˈmæg nɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /




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“The order of magnitude we’re still working through, and I think a lot of that is still to be determined.”

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A scandal of this magnitude might ordinarily create an opportunity for a reset.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“I didn’t anticipate the magnitude of those headwinds because … as time went by, those headwinds were created by misperceptions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“You’ve seen moves of this magnitude before, except you don’t necessarily tend to see them this close to the market highs.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

I knew what it was to have a misconception corrected—a misconception of such magnitude that shifting it shifted the world.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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