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calibrate

[kal-uh-brayt] / ˈkæl əˌbreɪt /


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fine-tune
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For the remainder of its three-month commissioning period, scientists and engineers will carefully test and calibrate Roman's instruments.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

“For advisers, the goal is to help calibrate a client’s confidence so that they’re more intentional, to establish clarity and understanding of taking this level of risk and why they’re doing it.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Warsh said this “new chapter” in Fed communications will leave markets on their own, and allow the central bank to calibrate information to deliver price stability.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

They will have to figure out, as the aerospace industry did, how to calibrate their technologies for general use, adapted for different customer classes, price points and needs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Very little effort was made to calibrate the experiments with plausible inorganic Martian surface materials.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

He carefully calibrates his criticisms of Mr Putin.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024

He’s more than capable and I just think once he calibrates his mind to have that focus, he’ll do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

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

Islamabad confirmed "planned and calibrated" strikes in Afghanistan, without detailing locations, which it said targeted militants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the strikes were "deliberate, precise, calibrated, and proportionate, and strictly limited to identified military objectives directly linked to the attempted attacks against Pakistan".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Recent attacks also seem calibrated to target the facilities’ most expensive and most difficult-to-replace components, making repairs take even longer, Mitrova said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

It was a statement perfectly calibrated the next day in newspapers and local news broadcasts.

From Slate ● Sep. 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

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

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

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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