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calculate

[kal-kyuh-leyt] / ˈkæl kjəˌleɪt /




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An earlier 12-day heatwave Hungary experienced in late June led to an estimated 304 excess deaths, climate data scientist Peter Szabo told AFP, using provisional mortality figures released earlier on Friday to calculate the number.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

For the future, the FIA is working on an update that would calculate expected car position in the case of an irregular refresh rate from the F1 timing system.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Despite the medium’s many scholars and the mathematicians working hard to calculate box office predictions and forecast trends, film is not an exact science.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

In a March 2025 article, also published in Science, another research team reported using a quantum computer to calculate the dynamics of an especially complex qubit system.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 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

If AI adoption continues on its current trend, the bank calculates that the productivity benefits are set to be more than three times larger in rich economies than in their developing counterparts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Guessing future winners in AI and automotive intelligence will be tough, though, as he calculates the likelihood of success for those companies of about 1% to 5%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

But if that $3 million account is in tax-deferred accounts, they will together need to take a $113,208 RMD when they reach age 73 and will owe $28,951 in taxes, Reichenstein calculates.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

Think tank Niesr calculates exports were 16.9% lower and imports 16.1% less than what could have been expected based on positive pre-2016 trends.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Sometimes I think Garrett calculates the exact most awkward way to position his body in any given moment, and then he just goes for it.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Forbes’ estimations were calculated based on interviews with agents, lawyers, managers, executives, and other experts and did not take into consideration any shows that were broadcast live, only distributed on YouTube, or later syndicated.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Woods earlier reported the record time as 29 days, but corrected it in an email to The Times on Monday, saying she and her husband George “were all so exhausted they hadn’t calculated correctly.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Across many different nuclei, the combined effects of LEE can substantially change calculated reaction rates.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

On March 31, Cooper calculated that he still needed about 20 more days to finish the job, according to a person familiar with his thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The underlying reason for this calculated orchestration of noncommitment was obvious: Any clear resolution of the slavery question one way or the other rendered ratification of the Constitution virtually impossible.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In an unusually detailed sentencing statement, judge O'Grady noted that calculating punishment parts is "with good reason" much misunderstood by victims and members of the public.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“Aemond is such a calculating character and everything he does is premeditated. He’s so in control of himself. I found myself offering up the same take every single take.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The Bed Bath successor had alleged that the blockers were “illusory” and that Hudson Bay “repeatedly dishonored that system, calculating their beneficial ownership in violation of SEC rules.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

They also tested different crustal compositions and temperature conditions before calculating how much fractured, water permeable crust each impact produced.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Maddie’s calculating smile took on a slightly evil cast.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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