scales

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The animal, one of the world's most endangered and trafficked mammals, has been stripped of its scales and is being advertised by a Thai account selling "seasonal wild delicacies".

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

I think fans are getting over the athlete’s modern pay scales.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026

Uber is writing half-a-billion-dollar checks so that whenever the technology finally scales, it is standing at the register.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Next to them, Sheepstealer boasts no glorious lineage or handsome metallic scales.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026

But the notes of the two scales will have different names, the scales will look very different when written, and musicians may think of them as being different.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones