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[kal-kyuh-layt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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The board will also calculate the amount of wealth subject to the tax using publicly available stock information and private assessments of personal property, such as artwork and jewelry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

By monitoring how gas concentrations changed inside these chambers, the researchers could determine whether the soil was absorbing methane and calculate how much was being removed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The key news, however, was the suspension of buybacks in response to ongoing discussions with the ECB, which is asking for more conservatism from Nordea on its new models that calculate credit risk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fourth, the price of industrial metals used in the construction of data centers have leapt materially and the Goldman economists calculate this lifted the core inflation number by 5 basis points.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

“Had my mother mail me this too. My old trig book. Learn this stuff and you can calculate how high your rockets fly.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

It calculates that "a typical family's disposable income would rise by an average of 2 per cent over the 2020s in the wake of the Chancellor's measures".

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The medical-cost ratio is a closely watched metric that calculates the percentage of health-insurance premium revenue that UnitedHealth spends on medical care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Nobody calculates how hungry they are with their entrée still twenty minutes away.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wednesday's revisions to PCE data were due to planned methodological changes, including to how the BEA calculates prices for computer-related products, portfolio management and legal services.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Actually"—Fifi calculates by lifting her fingers one by one from the baby's back, then patting them down—"it was the fourth night. But I knew the minute I saw him."

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Next year’s boost follows a 26% surge this year and is the second biggest rise since 2018, according to KFF, the health-research nonprofit that calculated the increase based on federal data released Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

BBC News has calculated they total up to £2.8m for basic salaries alone, excluding employer pension contributions in the civil service of 28.97%.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Insee calculated that production of goods and services fell by 0.1 percent from July to September, while household consumption expanded by 0.4 percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

They’re calculated from historical closing prices, which makes them lagging indicators.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Not very. I’ve calculated the cost, and I’ll pay for it myself.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Into this maelstrom of social jockeying Dostoevsky cast the gentle Prince Myshkin, whose lack of guile makes him a figure of fun among the vain and calculating people he encounters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Von Foerster and his co-authors then projected these historical figures into the future, calculating that thanks to ever-increasing growth, in the year 2026 our numbers would near infinity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The company said it disagreed with the city’s method for calculating on-call time but would comply with it to avoid further legal battles with the city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Unsurprisingly, technology companies are the most likely to talk about AI, with the DataTrek team calculating that 97% did so on their latest earnings call.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“It is here that Newton stomped his foot to measure the echo, calculating the speed of sound for the first time.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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