magnitude
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“I didn’t anticipate the magnitude of those headwinds because … as time went by, those headwinds were created by misperceptions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Due to the magnitude, Fitzgerald would expect opposition from state attorneys general and significant lobbying against the deal by the rest of the airline industry, assuming the federal government were to signal its blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
"Change of this magnitude and at this speed is never easy and it will not be seamless," Spiegel added in his memo.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
For a merger of similar magnitude to a potential combination of United and American, “one really has to go back to the American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger in 2011,” Trent said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Before 2011, most scientists believed that the Japan Trench could not produce an earthquake stronger than magnitude 7.5.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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