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“The size of the market, just the sheer scale of it, really does support both the early stage growth, but also that ability to just scale fast,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
"With the 19 homes totally destroyed, that was off the scale and devastating," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"People close to Jason prior to his death had warned that the scale of the coverage and the tone... was taking its toll on Jason," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
A huge wrinkle is that larger cities and metro areas benefit from economies of scale that help insulate them: they can afford dedicated OT security staff and redundant control systems.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Slowly the scale moved, 100 … 80 … 60 pounds.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Warner Bros. had scaled back offerings following Discovery’s $43-billion takeover of WarnerMedia in 2022 as it struggled to contain the debt from that deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The exercises were again scaled back in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Given all the economic uncertainty, businesses scaled back hiring in July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Unlike water wheels, steam engines could be scaled to almost any size.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Annie shed her shoes and stockings and scaled the ladder.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
While European companies are investing heavily in AI, barriers in the eurozone are hindering them from scaling up their operations, she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The paper's headline references Kim's "respect" for the US after Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good relationship" with the North Korean leader.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
US President Donald Trump says Kim Jong Un had responded to his recent overtures and praised his relationship with the North Korean leader a day after scaling back military drills with South Korea.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
While GM is temporarily importing Chinese batteries to help keep costs down on its Chevy Bolt EV, it is scaling its own battery program and developing low-cost batteries in-house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Kids were climbing fences and scaling fire escapes of strangers’ houses, just to see what they could see.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
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