calibrate
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"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
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
Very little effort was made to calibrate the experiments with plausible inorganic Martian surface materials.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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The NFL calibrates its schedule-making based on the previous season’s performance, which turned the Patriots’ four-win 2024 campaign into a weak calendar for 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 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
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It’s an audacious wager calibrated to the ambitions of our age and attuned to the capital behind it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
This is often an issue with how the device is calibrated, and easily rectified, responds Bakiş.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The Vulcan system is calibrated using official traffic records and energy consumption data, providing an independent benchmark for measuring vehicle emissions.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 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
The dates that I report in this book for events within the last 15,000 years are calibrated dates.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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“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
By uncovering these previously hidden dynamics, the findings reshape how scientists think about testing and calibrating superconducting quantum processors.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026
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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