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calibrate

[kal-uh-breyt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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To evaluate and calibrate the imager, researchers are comparing Psyche's flyby observations with data collected by other spacecraft and rovers at Mars.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

"In Switzerland, we can find engineers to design, work and assemble the machines, but we lack the expertise to test and calibrate them," Bonvin told AFP.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

Coaches today have to calibrate how loud they can yell and how many laps they can demand.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 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

The unemployment rate will be a key pivot for the European Central Bank as it calibrates its policy response in the coming months, Claus Vistesen, chief eurozone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

And Edelstein brilliantly calibrates the pacing of the plot to keep the audience hooked from start to finish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2024

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

On a formal level, Cusk’s new book, “Life Of M,” closely adheres to the rigorously calibrated approach that has been so successful for her across 11 novels.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

These outcomes weren’t predetermined but calibrated to evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

It has presumably been engineered by a team, calibrated for refrigeration and focus-grouped into broad acceptability, yet it feels made by no one.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Even though Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustments are meant to protect purchasing power, “they’re calibrated to the wrong basket of goods for older Americans,” said Ronnie Cox, investment director at Human Interest, a financial advisory service.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

To a time when we didn’t have to worry about disappointments and arguments and carefully calibrated intermix ratios.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Ms. Musgraves has a limited voice in terms of technical ability, but she’s good at calibrating her phrasing to match a song’s mood.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

“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

He said the technology would help with error correction while calibrating which AI algorithms should be used on GPUs and quantum processors.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

“It’s something we are always calibrating and thinking about,” says Paul W. Downs, the Emmy-winning “Hacks” co-creator who also stars as Jimmy, talent manager to both Deborah and Ava.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 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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