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calculating

[kal-kyuh-ley-ting] / ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tɪŋ /


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It matters because of what it signals to every other newsroom watching — every executive calculating the cost of compliance versus resistance, every journalist wondering whether their employer will protect them.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Michael Cochran is calculating and tacking on additional per-box fuel costs to the Florida lemons he sells to local retailers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Meta said Ofcom's methods for calculating fees and penalties were "disproportionate", while Ofcom said it would "robustly defend" its position.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

During pre-trial hearings, US Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers mused that Musk team seemed to be "pulling numbers out of the air" when it came to calculating damages.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

This equation is very useful when you are calculating how long it will take to get from New York to Chicago on a train that moves exactly 120 miles an hour.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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