size up
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The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
At Citadel, the approach will be, “Let’s look at companies we already like and size up the ones we like the best.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
These are yardstick games because the Rams and Chargers can size up their chances against top-shelf competition — and because losing would feel to them like a ruler rapping across the knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Payments are fixed by property size, up to a maximum of four bedrooms, and are subject to a nationwide cap that limits claims in several parts of London.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
Klein’s nurses and firefighters would size up a situation almost immediately and act, drawing on experience and intuition and a kind of rough mental simulation.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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