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size

[sahyz] / saɪz /


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Despite that success, NFL evaluators questioned his size, his peripatetic college career, and his ability to make his style work in a professional offense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Only part of the animal's jaw has been recovered, leaving important questions about its overall appearance, body size, movement, and behavior unanswered.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

And while training together for the big summit push by climbing a lower peak in Nepal in 2022, Nelson loses her footing in an avalanche the size of a small snow drift.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Spanning an area the size of Singapore, the $700-million scheme is the first cross-border wind project in Asia and the largest wind farm in Southeast Asia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Someone should pick her to be in them, posing with one hand on her waist, which was just the right size, and the other one flung up behind her as she pretended to walk.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

These precisely sized, spherical particles are engineered to dissolve within hours, potentially combining the advantages of temporary agents with the controlled delivery of permanent microspheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The expansive private retreat includes its own sitting area, as well as separate bathrooms and generously sized wardrobe spaces.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Shoppers often sized up to get a lower rise, and women frequently bought men’s styles like the 517 jeans worn by Bessette.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

We asked retail tracking platform Assosia to find the rough cost of standard sized packs of ingredients using the average pre-promotion price across Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda & Morrisons on 11 September 2026.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

SJ sized up Kathy for a minute, then pointed at the frybread with her lips.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Bring it up too early and it can sound like you're sizing up their bank balance.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

In normal times, making the supply chain work is merely a question of sizing and timing orders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

“We’re ants, we’re nothing,” I remember him saying, sizing up the state of the American left.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Beyond staying true to the characters and the time period, Eyrich and Marsh had to consider a few practical elements: the disparities in vintage sizing, for one, plus the horror of it all.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But after a few seconds of sizing each other up, they started talking about art and me, and for all they cared I could have been anywhere else in the world.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes


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