variants
or calibre
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Recent Examples of caliber
Investigators recovered at the scene a .380 caliber pistol and .40 caliber pistol believed to have been used by the two suspects.
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The gun contained a magazine with five rounds of .45 caliber ammunition.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Girma has remained at the heart of the back line under the new regime, a worthy successor to Becky Sauerbrunn in caliber and spirit.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout the first part of the interview, Holland kept challenging Jackson to fight and began asking him about the caliber of his firearms.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
The gun contained a magazine with five rounds of .45 caliber ammunition.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Girma has remained at the heart of the back line under the new regime, a worthy successor to Becky Sauerbrunn in caliber and spirit.
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Throughout the first part of the interview, Holland kept challenging Jackson to fight and began asking him about the caliber of his firearms.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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