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calculation

[kal-kyuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌkæl kyəˈleɪ ʃən /




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At one point, cast member Mikey Day does a rough calculation and estimates that Michaels has read somewhere in the realm of 28,350 sketches.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“The victim families, sometimes paid, with a calculation that a single payment would protect their family and business in India and the United States as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Second, come up with a view on whether the earnings used in the calculation are normal.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Marriott also argued the states had manipulated industry data to overstate its market share, excluding hundreds of arenas and amphitheaters from the calculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

A mistake in calculation spoiled the one she considered the most effective: removing the mothballs that Rebeca had put in her wedding dress before she put it away in the bedroom dresser.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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