scale

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During the interview, Belgacem accused Dbeibah of having "carried out no project on the scale of the Libyan state in the last five years".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"Most likely, the largest scale losses were probably in the 16th to 19th century, which saw the kind of critical collapse phase of Ireland's rainforest," he said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Similarly, but on a smaller scale, Tesla’s IPO was unique for setting aside shares for customers who had taken delivery of the automaker’s first car, the Roadster.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Angular momentum is familiar in everyday life through spinning objects like bicycle wheels or merry-go-rounds, but at the atomic scale it is deeply connected to magnetism.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

She ushered us into an unoccupied all-white room with a set of cabinets and a big scale on top of a table.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas