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Planets and stars generate their own fields, but gaps in our understanding emerge when we attempt to explain the much larger scale magnetic fields threading galaxies and clusters, and possibly even cosmic voids.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
“The point of putting that big number out there is we need to talk about the scale of the crisis,” Wilson told the Seattle Times.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
I’m just very passionate about trying to push those artists to a higher scale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
We’ll put it like this: On a scale from 1 to 10, it was a … 5.5 or 6, probably.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Most consisted of two squadrons of ten aircraft apiece; Marina Raskova’s three female regiments were not going to change the outcome of an air war on this scale.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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U.S. stocks rose after the September jobs report came in cooler than expected, and as investors scaled back their expectations of a Fed rate hike before the end of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The X-48, a scaled down model of an airliner that blends wing and fuselage to create a single lifting body, flew in 2007.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
If the method can eventually be scaled beyond laboratory experiments, the researchers say it could contribute to U.S. energy security and strengthen industrial competitiveness.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026
“We are proud of our key leadership hires and continuous infrastructure upgrades and we have quickly scaled and remain focused on growing responsibly at the frontier of finance, tech, and culture.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The high red sandstone walls were far too lofty to be scaled by any normal creature.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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The series of radical reforms, including scaling back jury trials, were presented as the best way of turning around record backlogs which, in turn, were exacerbating the prison population crisis.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
This book is not about scaling a restaurant business but rather scaling a business culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The exponential scaling of LLM capabilities and AI’s full potential productivity impact suggest a broad and meaningful opportunity for value creation,” the analysts wrote, referring to large language models, a technical term for AI models.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“By scaling up proven and efficient pollution-cutting programs, states can deliver savings for families and businesses, while making a huge impact on our national emissions. More states should follow their lead.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Campers would be having their lessons today, flying pegasi and practicing archery and scaling the lava wall.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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