scale

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Cancer cells use several tactics to survive therapy, but chromothripsis stands out because of its sheer scale.

From Science Daily

"It depends on the scale at which it happens," says Jackson of Capital Economics.

From BBC

In Manhattan, amid majestic but modestly scaled historic buildings and far from the chaos and skyscrapers of the Midtown business district, "this is where companies want to establish their long-term headquarters," Johnson says.

From Barron's

Those shifts act like a fingerprint, helping researchers map how water travels on a global scale.

From Science Daily

The scale of the crisis demands that mental health be treated as essential rather than secondary to humanitarian response.

From Los Angeles Times