calculus

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Working with stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, director Kristoffer Borgli is less interested in matters of compatibility than the fickle calculus of cancellation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The region’s more recent strategic importance traces to the 1930s when major oil discoveries in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain sparked a new geopolitical calculus about the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Mortgage rates ticked higher last week, continuing their march above 6% and potentially complicating the calculus for buyers and sellers at the beginning of a spring season that had been showing green shoots.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

For the owners, however, the calculus on all of this is quite different.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

Homework came in overwhelming waves, especially chemistry and calculus, which I had a hard enough time learning even with formal instruction.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia