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Is this the man normally so clear and confident about his well-calculated predictions that I, with my more emotion-based hopes, often want to scream?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Cheap and cheerful isn’t just about the vibes—it might turn out to be a well-calculated strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Was recalling Kuldep Yadav from the wilderness a wild punt or well-calculated selection since the team already had two other left-arm spinners in R Jadeja and Axar Patel?

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

The timing seemed well-calculated “Life can’t just be about solving problems,” Musk said about why the pursuit of interplanetary travel is worthwhile.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2022

For forty years he carried on a series of well-planned and well-calculated experiments to ascertain the disease-producing power of drugs, when administered to persons in health.

From Allopathy and Homoeopathy Before the Judgement of Common Sense! by Hiller, Frederick