as in to calibrate
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Recent Examples of caliper
Standard Tornado Red calipers signal to the 99.999999 percent that this is indeed the V-8 trim.
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Washington must also better calibrate its policies to block Iran’s proxies from returning to Gaza and Syria and to reduce Tehran’s influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Advertisement Drivers are calibrated to win at all costs.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 June 2025
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At the gage site, flooding reaches the base of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture immediately adjacent to the river.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
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Green gage plums Green gage plums were my father’s favorite and are thought to have originated in Armenia.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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In total, the seizure weighed approximately 2,500 lbs., officials said.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The post didn’t mention the death of Tomlinson’s One Direction bandmate Liam Payne in October 2024, but that’s quite likely weighing heavily on him as well.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Research tells us that our fans measure MLS by how our teams perform against top clubs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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The model can be hard to scale or standardize, particularly for agencies with diverse service offerings, and there’s the risk that comes with uncontrollable external factors hindering outcomes.—
Jacquelyn LaMar Berney,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Ether, the second-largest token, scaled a more than five-month top of $3,059.60, while XRP and Solana gained about 3% each.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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