variants or calibre

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Recent Examples of caliber The new movement, caliber 7138, does something few other perpetual calendars do – and which Audemars Piguet has never done before. Carol Besler, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Not long ago, parting ways with this Hall of Fame caliber player was inconceivable. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025 Robert Morris owns the Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber gun, police said. Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025 When throwing punches, mantis shrimp can strike at the speed of a .22 caliber bullet (about 1,316 kmph or 818 mph)—one of the fastest movements in the animal kingdom. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caliber

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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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