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caliber

[kal-uh-ber] / ˈkæl ə bər /




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Pursuing an adaptation of this caliber feels like a losing battle, something a filmmaker does just to prove that they can.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Irresistible, wedding-DJ caliber singles that will get men and women, all the world over, from 9 to 90 on the dance floor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

“Properties of this caliber, with such a rich legacy and expansive acreage, seldom become available.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

No comeback of this caliber occurs without something like supernatural help, and the fates of Madison Square Garden did their part on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

As the accused took turns cross-examining the witnesses, the Crown and the prosecution began to get a sense for the first time of the true caliber of the men and women on trial.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

When deputies arrived on the scene of the darkened rural area among a vineyard, a nursery and a farm, they said they could hear various calibers of weapons being fired.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2024

The Ukrainians that day could use their 155mm rounds while saving their Soviet calibers.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2023

There are thousands of "elite" teams like that city's Scorpion unit and they come in all calibers, shapes, and sizes.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2023

Parrotts were founded in 10-, 20-, 30-, 60-, 100-, 200-, and 300-pounder calibers, one foundry making 1,700 of them during the Civil War.

From Artillery Through the Ages A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America by Albert Manucy




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