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comparison

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /


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The trial was small and did not include a placebo group or another comparison group.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

By comparison, these Chargers came into Sunday ranked last in points and 28th in yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Liquids, by comparison, can flow and change shape.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Walmart, by comparison, operates 5,618 stores across the U.S. and Canada, including Sam’s Club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

When the breeze shifts so it’s coming from the ocean, it feels almost icy cold in comparison to the sun-warmed air.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

But this unusually early disruption of the polar vortex and SSW presents meteorologists with a situation for which there are few modern comparisons.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Across the placebo comparisons, medical cannabis produced little or no clinically meaningful improvement in sleep quality, satisfaction with sleep, total hours slept, or daytime functioning.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Sightline will provide the data the network uses to determine the outcome of races, showing the outstanding vote total, geography, vote method and comparisons with past elections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Binance paused all withdrawals during the incident, sparking panic on social media and drawing comparisons to the collapse of FTX.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ah done been tuh de horizon and back and now Ah kin set heah in mah house and live by comparisons.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston


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