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scaling

[skey-ling] / ˈskeɪ lɪŋ /




NOUN
mountain climbing
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Renowned climber Nirmal Purja and nine other mountaineers died in an avalanche while scaling a mountain in Pakistan on Thursday, Purja’s expedition company said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

While Pepfar's core life-saving HIV treatment programmes have largely resumed, Washington is scaling back spending in other areas, including prevention and disease surveillance, and also plans to phase out the programme in South Africa.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He pointed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comments that the company is “in the process of scaling much larger and more advanced models,” which Mahaney said provide “only qualitative color.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The company has been struggling to pick up the pace of production after scaling it back during the Covid pandemic, primarily due to problems with suppliers.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The shelves are mountains scaling the walls, tapering toward a sky of stained glass.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Vertical and horizontal shifts, vertical and horizontal scalings, and reflections about the x - and y -axes are examples of transformations of functions.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Other transformations include horizontal and vertical scalings, and reflections about the axes.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

To pack or unpack, the middle section of the roof would have to be removed each time, and all glazed pots would need protection from scalings and gravel from above.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.




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