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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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“TD will connect investors with opportunity, help businesses scale and strengthen the sectors critical to Canada’s next era of growth.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

“The scale and potential consequences of this technology demand sustained action from every level of government,” Newsom said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Now, an international team working at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has observed a related effect at the atomic scale.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

A recent report by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which will co-host the summit, cautioned that the scale and depth of investible opportunity is the country's greatest weakness.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Anyone attempting to scale these heights would hardly be capable of fighting a duel upon arrival at the top.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

It said the plans had been scaled back and it hoped the parade would be allowed along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is back to studying the universe with two of its three science instruments after plans to raise the spacecraft into a higher orbit were scaled back.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

It spent about 1% in 2025, versus 10% to 25% at many scaled peers, according to its IPO filing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

The explanation is that these traditional, “capitalization”- or “value”-based index stock funds are terrific for the fund industry because they can be scaled very easily.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Walls were never any problem for him, not so long as his arms worked, and he quickly scaled this one and hurried back through the quiet streets to Falkbridge’s house.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

Still, the barriers to scaling are high, as financing costs are expensive and often depend on getting large government contracts, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

AI labs would need to meet these thresholds, he said, before they were allowed to continue scaling or deploy advanced models.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Morgan analysts said in a client note last month, is the “largest bottleneck” keeping the industry from scaling.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Charleson playing Hamlet, scaling the Everest for actors, reminded me of David Bowie making “Blackstar” as he was dying.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I heard Panther barking in the backyard, looked out, and there was Fufi, scaling the wall.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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