to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later
When their attempt to steal a parade balloon goes up in flames and possibly cancels Christmas, the Bad Guys are forced to play Santa to lift the city's spirits — all in preparation for their big bank robbery.
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
The Go Wild pass automatically renews unless the customer cancels it on their Frontier Airlines profile before the renewal date.
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
Gibbs will be summonsed to Boston Municipal Court for a litany of charges.
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
6 May 2024
In November 2023, Ivanka Trump was summonsed to the New York State Supreme Court to testify against her father, Donald Trump, in a civil real estate fraud trial.
Between this past Saturday and the New Year, AAA estimates that about 1,077,918 Nutmeggers — nearly 30% of the population — will travel more than 50 miles for the holidays.
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
The street estimates the average revenue growth rate to be in the high-teens over the next few years.
On June 14 Putin had said Russia would agree to a ceasefire and peace talks only if Ukraine withdraws from the four oblasts, abandons plans to join NATO, and recognizes Crimea and Sevastopol as part of Russia.
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
His ability to do this in perpetuity is questionable; Russian victory is inevitable only if the West abandons Ukraine.
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