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scope

[skohp] / skoʊp /


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The range and scope of ongoing litigation show how anger at Meta and other social media companies over their products’ effects on kids has spilled into broad bipartisan agreement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

These tariffs are similar in scope and impact to the earlier Liberation Day tariffs.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Tan sees scope to raise her 2026 earnings estimates.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

A spokesperson said the Lithuanian government did not "see any scope for entering into practical arrangements of this kind".

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

But there is plenty of scope for arguing with ‘is’ statements, and one could hardly describe them as stubborn or powerful.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The agency set up a relay connecting radar scopes to the Long Island facility, more than 100 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

In the years since, Williams has consistently appeared in film and TV, accepting parts of all sizes and scopes.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2024

He said those delays would put Orsted in "a situation where we would need to go out and recontract all or very large scopes of the project at expectedly higher prices."

From Reuters Nov. 3, 2023

Vitale, on social media Tuesday, said he will have two scopes within the next five days to determine if his 35 radiation treatments “wiped out” his vocal cord cancer.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2023

“Well, I ain’t babysitting you all night, so you better do something,” Kenya says, and scopes the room.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy meanwhile scoped the industry out for a possible partner for Spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Those goals, he argued, were "scoped and reasonable objectives that can be attained."

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

Gutierrez allegedly pointed the laser upward while the officers scoped the area.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 12, 2025

Among the options the department has scoped are to give a free meal to every child up to and including primary three, primary seven or to every child in primary and post-primary school.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2024

As we headed toward the subway to go back up to Harlem, I scoped out the tall Midtown skyscrapers one last time.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

He is in Norway this month scoping out locations to add to his company’s itineraries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

The bicycles caught the eye of project director Giovanna Araujo as she was scoping out the basement for sites to bore holes for geotechnical testing.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The Treasury appeared to be scoping out the possibility of buying yen, which would raise the value of the Japanese currency against the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

Published under the title "Microplastics and Global Warming: A Hidden Climate Threat Uncovered in a New Perspective," the study provides a scoping review of existing research.

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2026

Garrett’s finally out of earshot, scoping out the dessert counter.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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