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How to use the word magnitude in a Sentence?

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I would like to begin tonight’s proceeding differently than perhaps any other event of such magnitude, on behalf of our nation, I want to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure. Those who step forward to serve our country deserve a fair and dignified evaluation, not a campaign of political and personal destruction based on lies and deception.

Donald Trump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Clearly, I really wish, and I should have been notified sooner, so I could have initiated containment steps earlier. Had that happened, I believe we might not be here today, had the agency responded quicker to some of the earlier signals, I believe this crisis could have been averted or at least the magnitude lessened.

Frank Yiannas

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We can foretell that an earthquake of that magnitude will happen soon, but that is the best we can do. There is no way you can predict it.

Celal Sengor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s potentially a disaster of large magnitude, and additional support will be needed.

Guy Taylor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The magnitude of Turkey’s social earthquake is much greater than that of the tectonic one, there is a tug of war between the government and the opposition, and it seems that the winner is going to be unknown until the very end of the elections.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We were surprised by the sheer magnitude of the problem, which confirmed that focused effort and awareness on these types of burns could have a significant impact in the communities that our burn center serves.

Sebastian Vrouwe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Our hope is to develop the groundwork for future burn prevention programming, as essentially all childhood burns are in some way preventable. we were surprised by the sheer magnitude of the problem, which confirmed that focused effort and awareness on these types of burns could have a significant impact in the communities that our burn center serves.

Sebastian Vrouwe

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Whether you’re talking about inflation, labor markets, GDP, these things all go through seasonal adjustment procedures and do get revised over time, there’s not usually a whole lot of focus on it, but given the magnitude of inflation and the volatility of macro fundamentals these days, it’s probably gotten a little bit more attention than typical.

Andrew Patterson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s a seismogenic area. It’s a very large fault zone, but this is a larger earthquake than they’ve experienced any time in recent memory, the magnitude of shaking that is felt on the surface is both a function of the amount of energy released, the size of the earthquake, but also how far that energy is released below the surface. So if it is very close to the surface, if it is a shallow earthquake, then it can be very dangerous.

Karl Lang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While we’re making progress, it’s hard work, as with any transformation of this magnitude, certain parts are moving faster than I expected and other parts are taking longer.

Ford CEO Jim Farley

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They went from being on top of the world to having to make some really tough decisions, to see this dramatic reversal of fortunes… it’s not just the magnitude of these moves but the speed that they’ve played out. You’ve seen companies make the wrong strategic decisions at the wrong times.

Scott Kessler

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is imperative that leadership from the federal government visit the southern border, discussions with border residents, ranchers, law enforcement and public officials are the only way to understand the magnitude of this current border crisis and develop comprehensive strategies that effectively implement a controlled immigration process.

Christopher Olivarez

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If political leaders at the state and local level better understood the magnitude of the risk and the fact that they were essentially doing things that didn't necessarily comply with the federal ban, my suspicion is that more action would be taken to stop this stuff, i don't think anyone is trying to do anything bad here. I don't think anyone is being nefarious.

Michael Kratsios

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Texas ’ inundated border towns are now receiving a measure of relief, and importantly, the magnitude of this ongoing crisis is finally gaining the national attention it deserves, americans are now witnessing a startling national security failure that the President continues to dismiss.

Greg Abbott

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

They're overwhelmed, they're overwhelmed trying to bring dead bodies and the remains of illegal aliens that are found in the desert. They're overwhelmed in their communities with human services shortfalls. They're overwhelmed with crime response. And they're overwhelmed with just the sheer magnitude of things that need to happen to help care for people.

Jonathan Thompson

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the winner to take a while to claim, i'm sure they're going through a range of emotions.

Illinois Lottery

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We go through droughts every 20 years or so, but nothing of this magnitude, we are in for a wave of water rights battles through the West. This is the driest it has been in 1,200 years.

Tom Cech

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Violent-crime increase — call it Ferguson Effect 2.0 or the Minneapolis Effect — has come on with a speed and magnitude that make Ferguson 1.0 seem tranquil, george Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police in late May was justly condemned — but the event has now spurred an outpouring of contempt against the pillars of law and order that has no precedent in American history.

Mac Donald

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I think in years past, there’s probably a little bit of concern — just is the guy going to come over? this is probably on a different magnitude.

Ron Francis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Looking at the statistics over the last several years, our best chance of seeing 50-millimiter events will probably be in August. If we don't see any significant rainfall by September, then our next best chance is only around March next year, which is concerning, the only way this water crisis is coming to an end it with a flood. But fortunately, or unfortunately — depending on who you ask — there are no forecasts suggesting rain of that magnitude anytime soon.

Garth Sampson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I will never forget the magnitude of destruction or the feeling that death was sometimes close, we used to sleep in hospitals or under the roofs of people we did not know, and despite the danger, we were determined to keep reporting.

Abu Akleh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I expect Federal Reserve to signal another half-percentage-point hike is likely at their next decision in June, and that additional hikes — probably no specifics on the number or magnitude — are coming in the second half of the year, federal Reserve wants short-term interest rates to get back to a level that is at least neutral -- meaning neither adding or subtracting to growth -- as fast as possible without causing turmoil in financial markets.

Bill Adams

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Treasury yields jumped at a pace and magnitude rarely seen historically, a similar rate shock looks unlikely in the near term for a number of reasons : Much of the bad news( Fed hikes, inflation) has already been priced in.

Saira Malik

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's not a dollar figure you can put on a loved one, she was willing to accept the case on these terms. Does that reflect the magnitude of her loss? No. But there's something to be said for resolution and avoiding lengthy, contentious litigation.

Attorney Andrew Lampros

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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