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caliber

noun

ˈka-lə-bər

variants or calibre

Definition of caliber

as in quality

degree of excellence musicians of the highest caliber perform at that concert hall

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Recent Examples of caliber For Atlanta fans, the lingering question is whether Kimbrel deserved one final opportunity to pitch at home for the organization where his Hall of Fame-caliber career began. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Bama doesn't play a Playoff-caliber opponent until October 10 against Georgia, and by then, Russell will have half a season of experience to draw from. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026 But the Yankees’ rotation has yet to be at full strength this season, even with Cam Schlittler delivering a Cy Young-caliber campaign and Gerrit Cole flourishing in his return from Tommy John surgery. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026 That means some schools are likely to benefit from being able to field seasoned, NFL-level players and other athletes of that caliber, while competing schools won’t have that opportunity. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for caliber

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The centre-back hopes signing for Birmingham will bring out latent leadership qualities.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
None of the lead articles compare firms that adopted these AI processes with otherwise similar firms that did not, on realized strategy quality or long-run performance.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Consequently, markets have already trimmed their Fed rate hike expectations.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Since his confirmation earlier this year, the central bank has split further on whether inflation is truly transitory; last month’s decision to keep rates steady resulted in the most dissents since 1970.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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