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calculator

[kal-kyuh-ley-ter] / ˈkæl kyəˌleɪ tər /


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According to the Bank of England's inflation calculator, goods costing £4.03 in 2022 would now cost about £4.70.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I gripped my TI-84 graphing calculator in outrage.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“The political calculator changes,” said Sidharth Kaushal, an expert in naval power at U.K. think tank the Royal United Services Institute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"For Ava, her working norm is a calculator and work book, they can write their little formulas in there and that needs to follow them throughout life in the school system," Lucy said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Massaging the Monroe calculator and filling out the data sheets, which grew longer and wider as the work became more intricate, would still be part of her daily duties.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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