Example Sentences

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A Cornell physicist has calculated that the universe may be nearing the halfway point of a total lifespan of about 33 billion years.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

The Scottish Parliament information centre, SPICe, has calculated the cost of additional inflation-proofing within those deals.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Bloomberg puts Elon Musk’s wealth at $627 billion for the year through Dec. 29, but Barron’s has calculated that it’s closer to $750 billion, up $400 billion just this past year.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

Yet Wirth has calculated his company has the means and resilience to outlast changing governments—in Caracas and Washington alike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Harold Morowitz has calculated what it would cost to put together the correct molecular constituents that make up a human being by buying the molecules from chemical supply houses.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan