caliber

Iran has seen a huge brain drain since the 1990s, and the caliber of its operatives has slipped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

But at times, the caliber of their technical and harmonic choices sounds arty and sophisticated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

It’s a hefty price, but with someone of that caliber at the most important position in the sport, it means beginning every season with a shot at the Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

She said, “Harvard. And if not Harvard, Princeton. And if not Princeton, Yale. And if not Yale, Columbia. And if not Columbia, Stanford. He was that caliber of student.”

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

There are thousands of "elite" teams like that city's Scorpion unit and they come in all calibers, shapes, and sizes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023

Those measurements, 0.223 inch and 5.56 millimeters, represent the calibers of cartridges developed for use in those rifles, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2019

We have revolvers, rifles, shotguns, derringers and loads of pistols, with calibers of all kinds.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2016

The French invented the limber and about 1550 took a sizable forward step by standardizing the calibers of their artillery.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy