scale

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Some Venice residents loudly objected to building what they labeled the “monster on the median,” criticizing the project’s scale, cost and potential negative effects on traffic and safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, though, “there’s still time to invest because this build-out, the scale of it, is just so large,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It says it "requires, building, commercialising and operating products and services… at a scale that has not been previously achieved".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In its initial-public-offering filing, SpaceX said its projected $26.5 trillion AI total addressable market will be “constrained by Earth’s inability to rapidly scale power generation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

I had to weigh the bags separately, because the hanging scale only goes up to fifteen.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy