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calculate

[kal-kyuh-leyt] / ˈkæl kyəˌleɪt /




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They calculate that the S&P 500 took 15 years on a price basis to break even after inflation in the wake of the tech bubble burst—from 2000 to 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

To generate historical normally real returns of about 6.5% a year from these levels, they calculate, the market would have to grow to about 13 times GDP by 2100.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“Harry’s 5’9”, Yaphet’s 6’3” and is always bending over, so from that you can calculate the corridors’ height.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

They calculate customers will have to spend more than $1 trillion annually to justify the current AI buildout.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

I look around, trying to calculate our current situation, but the numbers just aren’t adding up.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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