variants
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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.
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
Spring training games are mostly forgettable, but the sight of Soto might not be for Mets fans who have been waiting for players of his caliber to come to Flushing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Tulowitzki, now an assistant coach with the Texas Longhorns, happily obliged — excited to work with a player of Betts’ caliber and, like the rest of the baseball world, also curious to see how the six-time Gold Glove right fielder would fare in his virtually unprecedented position switch.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, Vonn has faced criticism in Europe for returning to such a dangerous sport at an age that no woman of her caliber had ever raced at before.
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
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Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
Spring training games are mostly forgettable, but the sight of Soto might not be for Mets fans who have been waiting for players of his caliber to come to Flushing.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Tulowitzki, now an assistant coach with the Texas Longhorns, happily obliged — excited to work with a player of Betts’ caliber and, like the rest of the baseball world, also curious to see how the six-time Gold Glove right fielder would fare in his virtually unprecedented position switch.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, Vonn has faced criticism in Europe for returning to such a dangerous sport at an age that no woman of her caliber had ever raced at before.
—Andrew Dampf, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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