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calibrate

[kal-uh-brayt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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It’s a decidedly unique production, as the 74-minute opera requires that performers and musicians calibrate the score and vocals to preexisting work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“For advisers, the goal is to help calibrate a client’s confidence so that they’re more intentional, to establish clarity and understanding of taking this level of risk and why they’re doing it.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Warsh said this “new chapter” in Fed communications will leave markets on their own, and allow the central bank to calibrate information to deliver price stability.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

The flyby also provides an important chance to test and calibrate the spacecraft's science instruments before it reaches the asteroid in 2029.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Very little effort was made to calibrate the experiments with plausible inorganic Martian surface materials.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The NFL calibrates its schedule-making based on the previous season’s performance, which turned the Patriots’ four-win 2024 campaign into a weak calendar for 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

He carefully calibrates his criticisms of Mr Putin.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024

He’s more than capable and I just think once he calibrates his mind to have that focus, he’ll do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

Jordan calibrates the competing emotions with direct, unfussy skill, allowing “Creed III” to unfold in ways that don’t necessarily break the mold but prove enormously satisfying nonetheless.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2023

Such a number calibrates crudely what humans know.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it said targeted militants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

As that climax approaches, Mr. Osborne infuses the languid atmosphere with expertly calibrated tension.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Recent attacks also seem calibrated to target the facilities’ most expensive and most difficult-to-replace components, making repairs take even longer, Mitrova said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was a statement perfectly calibrated the next day in newspapers and local news broadcasts.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

To a time when we didn’t have to worry about disappointments and arguments and carefully calibrated intermix ratios.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

“We see very high demand for our compute products, we’re working hard to meet demand and we’re constantly calibrating and assessing what it will do to the total available market in the future,” Feng said.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026

By uncovering these previously hidden dynamics, the findings reshape how scientists think about testing and calibrating superconducting quantum processors.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

This talent for precisely calibrating the elements that convey status and fashionability is probably possible only in someone with intimate knowledge of social insecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

He said the technology would help with error correction while calibrating which AI algorithms should be used on GPUs and quantum processors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025

Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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