comparable
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But overall comparable sales growth of 2.6% was the smallest quarterly increase since 2020, as shoppers continued to spend cautiously, The Wall Street Journal’s Sarah Nassauer writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The fulcrum of the owners’ position is the principle of “competitive balance,” meaning that every team should have comparable resources for mounting a playoff campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
US comparable sales, a closely watched benchmark, grew by 2.6 percent compared with 4.1 percent in the first quarter, a slowdown that weighed on shares.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The company said that its comparable sales at U.S. locations, omitting fuel, increased by 2.6% in the quarter, owing to pressure in its pharmacy unit following changes to Medicare drug price regulations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
For the patterns of the constellations to change, we must travel over distances comparable to those that separate the stars; we must venture across the light-years.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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