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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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I used the mobile app to calibrate the power—25% on Eco mode was just right to start.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

These approaches could help calibrate systems more responsibly by testing how often an algorithm wrongly flags people or locations.

From Salon May 12, 2026

The flyby also provides an important chance to test and calibrate the spacecraft's science instruments before it reaches the asteroid in 2029.

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

There are these sea change moments for young bands that don’t know how to respond or calibrate to them.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 30, 2026

It’s true that every writer must calibrate the degree of specialization in her language against her best guess of the audience’s familiarity with the topic.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Analysts say Beijing calibrates the seniority of its top delegate according to prevailing geopolitical factors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

The cartoon well calibrates its PG thrills to give kids a mild case of the shivers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2025

He carefully calibrates his criticisms of Mr Putin.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2024

A poised and appealing performer, Nagle calibrates the story’s tonal shifts capably, while also capturing Jean’s energy and acing the humor.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2023

Such a number calibrates crudely what humans know.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

This is often an issue with how the device is calibrated, and easily rectified, responds Bakiş.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

These specially designed spherical particles are calibrated by size and dissolve within hours after being delivered.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Roth-conversion strategy has to be calibrated against the children’s expected future tax brackets, not the parents’ current ones, because the children are the ones who will ultimately empty the account.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

If the Fed sheds Treasures, it risks triggering a market panic if the process isn’t carefully calibrated and communicated.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

In this agonizing fashion I climbed toward a cluster of tents reputed to be perched somewhere on the sheer face above, progressing in increments calibrated in inches.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

“We see very high demand for our compute products, we’re working hard to meet demand and we’re constantly calibrating and assessing what it will do to the total available market in the future,” Feng said.

From MarketWatch Mar. 25, 2026

Ed Yardeni, founder and president of Yardeni Research, suggested the readings indicate how investors are calibrating the economic impact of the Persian Gulf conflict.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Eileen was always kind of calibrating, “I know you very well, but what are you up to?”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

This talent for precisely calibrating the elements that convey status and fashionability is probably possible only in someone with intimate knowledge of social insecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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