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calculation

[kal-kyuh-lay-shuhn] / ˌkæl kjəˈleɪ ʃən /




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This year, the calculation has also been impacted by heavy haze, which has obscured satellite images at times.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

After a moment of intense calculation, he added, “Make that a double.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The bank levy currently charges 0.1% on outstanding short-term loans and 0.05% on longer-dated loans, although mortgages are excluded from the calculation.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Your final calculation should account for the business’s fair market value.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

It implies the existence of states, of state interests and of rational calculation about how they may be achieved.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

According to my calculations, I can put about a quarter of my money into defined maturity ETFs, where the ETF liquidates and shuts down in the year you buy it, so it’s held until maturity.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

If SpaceX acquired Tesla, the class structure would remain in place, with Musk owning 37% of the shares of the combined company while retaining 56% of the voting power, according to Levy’s calculations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

That marks an increase of 156,000 people from the end of last year, and accounts for roughly 3.5 percent of Japan's total population, according to calculations based on government estimates.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

By my calculations, with confirmation from chatbot Gemini, I could make it to the lodge without a charging stop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Farmer and Kim made similar calculations when deciding what to do next in Cange.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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