calculate

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A closely watched measure called the control group—which strips out autos, gasoline, building materials, and restaurant meals and is used to calculate gross domestic product—rose 0.5%, well above the 0.3% economists had expected.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Previous studies had confirmed that nanoplastics existed in ocean water, but no one had been able to calculate how much was actually there.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s the same tool that insurance actuaries use to calculate life expectancy, adapted to estimate how long a typical player might expect to play in the WNBA.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Tax software from H&R Block, TurboTax and others will automatically import last year’s data, import W-2s and 1099s, calculate deductions, check for errors, and transfer federal data to state returns.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“But look at the date! March 14. What if the clue here is P-I, not P-I-E? You know, 3.14. The number you use to calculate the circumference of a circle.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson