scope

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The judge’s order slims down the scope of the celebrities’ legal battle in a saga of public mudslinging that has gripped Hollywood since the hit film’s release almost two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But as the scope of data collection has widened, so too have concerns around how such information might be used.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Here’s how most relationships work with a financial professional: You formally engage them with a contract that details the scope of the work.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

While “House of David” contains plenty of action set pieces, their scope is beefed up by AI-generated imagery — more than 350 shots in Season 2 alone, Erwin told Wired, citing budget constraints.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

An archaic sociologist living 20,000 years ago, who had no knowledge of events following the Agricultural Revolution, might well have concluded that mythology had a fairly limited scope.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari