Etymology
Origin of sizing
Example Sentences
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Typically investors sizing up builders compare price to book value, which measures what a company would be worth if liquidated.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Watching the dot-com crash, then 2008, then the pandemic drops, changed how I think about position sizing and cutting losses.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Initially thinking the inscription was Ian Drew before discovering no such soldier existed, the sizing on the letters indicated there was a capital missing from the start of the name.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
After shuttering her decade-old, hot-pink, plus-size resale shop, the Plus Bus, in Highland Park last fall, she thought paring down her store’s stock and slightly expanding its sizing could save her business.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Renee looked at me for a second, sizing me up.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
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