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calculate

[kal-kyuh-layt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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These included failure to correctly calculate her Paediatric Early Warning System, external score on several occasions, which would have led to a much earlier medical review and chest X-ray.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

To calculate an investor’s multiple, we allocate benefits according to ownership and divide by the amount invested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Another switch could be to a chained COLA, which is a more complicated way to calculate annual adjustments.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

“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

Investors should also remember that pullbacks are typical, with the average maximum drawdown during Year 5 of 14%, Lerner calculates.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sarah Godwin calculates it cost her family's Wiltshire farm "over £100,000".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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

A total of 42% of Americans have never calculated how much money they’ll need in retirement, according to a Evergreen.ai, a financial-planning platform.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

In May, respected football finance blogger Paul Quinn, known as The Esk, calculated that Tottenham's "absolute revenue loss", external would be between £197m-£235m if they did go down.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

After accounting for relevant statistical factors, the researchers calculated that participants in the intensive lifestyle program were 21 times more likely to achieve remission than those receiving usual care.

From Science Daily ● 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

Julia calculated, “Better than ninety percent chance that Tom's okay, then.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Imagine calculating the shortest route between two neighborhoods in the Mumbai suburbs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

One way to measure is calculating biomass, which refers to plant life by weight but is complicated to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

When calculating total sea ice extent, scientists assume this region is covered by ice.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Journal’s analysis omitted Tesla when calculating aggregates and trends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

During recess, I did some quick calculating in my head to be sure, but I was right.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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