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magnitude

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




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“He immediately understood the magnitude of the World Cup and instructed his administration to help. We’re talking about the most powerful country in the world, and there are things that must be taken into account.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"He understood immediately the magnitude of the World Cup, the impact of the World Cup, and instructed the administration to help and assist," said the Fifa president.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That makes them about seven orders of magnitude, or 10 million times, more energetic than particles accelerated inside the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

For dealers, fixing cars is orders of magnitude more profitable than selling them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Snyder even testified before Congress about the magnitude of the problem.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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