magnitude
Example Sentences
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Still, anxiety has been running high on Wall Street about the risks of getting the magnitude of this oil shock all wrong.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The BBC's Yogita Limaye was the first foreign journalist to enter Myanmar - undercover with colleagues - after the 7.7 magnitude tremor, which reached as far as Thailand, China and India, struck.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
"If SpaceX succeeds in this absurdly difficult goal, it will be worth many orders of magnitude more than the economy of Earth."
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
“It’s not a question of his message but rather the magnitude of his spending.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Now and then, sitting next to Mammy, seeing the drooping, woebegone looks around the room, the magnitude of the disaster that had struck her family would register with Laila.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing magnitude
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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The Number System
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