scale
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Myanmar's civil war often makes the scale of natural disasters hard for humanitarian organisations to judge, as well as complicating relief efforts.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Such a labor-intensive process is no blueprint for mass-market producers operating on a bigger scale and with lower margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Leica’s premium positioning and small scale have been a shield of sorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
For simulations at this relatively small scale, classical computers can still perform the calculations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Kin’s smile remained as he looked at the scale, before he really took in what it was.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
Local journalist Miguel Dantas explained the security arrangements were scaled back compared with the first trial, when he wore a bulletproof jacket and there were snipers on the roof.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Those experiments will help determine whether the technology can be scaled for broader commercial and industrial use.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Several defense companies are working on a new generation of interceptors, but the solutions haven’t been scaled so far, Ukrainian officials say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
New businesses scaled up using gig workers, who were not offered stable hours, pay or benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
On the night of May 17 he scaled the grandstand and slid out onto the roof.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
“The exponential scaling of LLM capabilities and AI’s full potential productivity impact suggest a broad and meaningful opportunity for value creation,” the analysts wrote, referring to large language models, a technical term for AI models.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Production has hit a ceiling, but the company has no intention of scaling up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“By scaling up proven and efficient pollution-cutting programs, states can deliver savings for families and businesses, while making a huge impact on our national emissions. More states should follow their lead.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
More immediately, companies are still working on scaling up photonics manufacturing.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
They couldn’t get me off the side of the building by scaling it themselves, so they pulled me off with a net.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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