scales

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"Goonhilly will provide the backbone for this network, scales our global ground presence, and will bring a strategic core competency to the Intuitive Machines team," said Steve Altemus, CEO of IM.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"Hill placed her fingers on the scales of justice, thereby denying Murdaugh his right to a fair trial by an impartial jury," the justices said.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The achievement represents one of the strongest tests yet of quantum mechanics on scales approaching the macroscopic world.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The fact that your daughter received two-thirds of your Social Security benefits for five years tipped the scales for you.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The dragonlet looked different than she had that morning —lighter, somehow, as if someone had polished her scales.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville