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caliber

[kal-uh-ber] / ˈkæl ə bər /




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Stewart gets one of the film’s best jokes, delivering one final indignity to Prince John with the panache that only a formally trained actor of his caliber could.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mensah knew he had landed in just the right place for a quarterback of his caliber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

News has made over the past few years to focus the rankings more on rewarding schools that help students succeed after college and less for the caliber of students they admit on the front end.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But that’s not a simple button the Dodgers can press, especially against pitchers of Sale’s caliber.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

I wanted to understand the issues under discussion, evaluate the arguments, see the caliber of the men involved.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Czechoslovak Group, which acquired a German nitrocellulose facility, aims to secure the entire supply chain for artillery shells of various calibers within company facilities across several European countries by year-end.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Rosas estimated about 2,000 rounds of various calibers of ammunition were recovered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

There are thousands of "elite" teams like that city's Scorpion unit and they come in all calibers, shapes, and sizes.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023

A separate .308 caliber version with six barrels also was being offered for sale by the company, and two newer models with still different calibers are expected to be unveiled in the coming months.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2023

In the course of the day's fighting the British captured over 7,000 prisoners and a large number of guns of all calibers.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) Reynolds


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