cal
cal
1 American
Cal
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American
[kal]
/ kæl /
noun
Cal
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American
cal.
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American
Cal.
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American
abbreviation
cal.
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British
abbreviation
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calendar
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calibre
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calorie (small)
Cal.
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abbreviation
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Calorie (large)
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California
CAL
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abbreviation
Example Sentences
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Some of the evidence dates back as far as 10,900 cal BP.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
The indictment said Kinnison identified himself, Martinez, Warner and Mele as part of “so cal 3%” or “3 percent so cal” in two posts to DC Brigade on Jan. 1.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2021
IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0–50,000 years cal bp.
From Nature ● May 8, 2018
It's not especially low cal because of course it's all carbohydrates, but it's nutritious and delicious.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2016
Even in that stupefying moment I was aware that the silver-banded hat was at a most uncanoni=244= cal angle.
From All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches by Somerville, E. Oe. (Edith Oenone)
Terri Gomez, a 27-year veteran in higher education and a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, a university statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Iron Man Cal, like the runner-up trained by Phil D’Amato, was third, with The Goat fourth and pacesetting Mirahmadi fading to last.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Grisetti, who also directed various musical productions, notably brought his talent and experience to Cal State Fullerton and Loyola Marymount University, teaching acting, musical theater and business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“It’s obviously not the most common thing that happens with earthquakes, but it’s definitely not like an unusual physical phenomenon,” said Julian Lozos, an associate professor of geophysics at Cal State Northridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Maybe they would be, if anyone actually worked on them other than Cal and me.”
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
Owner Roy Hofheinz's $31.6 million Xanadu has an outfield with the consistency of cobblestones; the infield is a bright green Chemstrand rug that ricochets grounders into the outfield like .30 cal. bullets.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Air Force's Falcon missile is replacing the unguided rocket and the .50 cal. and 20 mm. gun.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the old-line purist who wants to do his shooting .450 cal. instead of 16 mm., the tab goes high.
From Time Magazine Archive
However, some experts believe that Wolfer did his forensic testing not with Sirhan's gun but with a different .22 cal. weapon -- which police also destroyed.
From Time Magazine Archive
When 18g. of water are formed in neutralization, 13,700 cal. of heat are set free.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William
“That was cool to get to talk about to Marshawn. Marshawn and I got to be pretty close when I was in Cal. Love Marshawn, he’s got a great heart,” Dykes said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
In addition to Tsao, Sarah Stewart, a Davis, Cal., planetary scientist who received her PhD from the California Institute of Technology, has come up with a new explanation for how the moon was formed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
“I'm sorry, Cal. You were wrong about me.”
From Nature ● Oct. 4, 2016
“I had an amazing experience at Cal. But why does that mean I can’t want more? Why can’t I want what’s fair?”
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2014
“It’s too cold at night, Cal. Don’t you remember how you shivered this morning?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
As of Saturday morning, the Palisades fire, which has burned nearly 24,000 acres and killed at least 10 people, was listed as 43% contained, according to the CAL Fire website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2025
Now the world’s largest shrimp exporter, India in many ways mirrors its former competitor — its industry falling into similar patterns, CAL argues, in the effort to keep prices artificially low.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
CAL says Indian companies need to pay living wages and abide by labor, health, safety and environmental laws.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
"There is a need to bring the interest rates down because the cost of government financing is high," said Udeeshan Jonas, chief strategist at equity research firm CAL.
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2023
He had on a gray sweatshirt that read CAL POLY.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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