scale
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The Justice Department included UC Davis literature that said the scale had allowed the school to triple the enrollment of Black and Latino students.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
"The crisis facing the Tapanuli orangutan illustrates the convergence of climate instability, biodiversity loss, and vulnerability, calling for a coordinated response matching the scale of the threat," they report wrote.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The U.K. government needs to take more risks on startup funding to retain businesses in the country as they scale up, the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Lead study author Xiaotong Peng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told AFP that the researchers were "astonished" when the scale of their discovery became clear.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
With his fortune, Morgan lived in splendor at a massive scale: When his daughter was married, the reception was for a thousand people, and Morgan had it at his house.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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