comparative
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A comparative literature professor at Stanford University, his forthcoming book, “What Tech Calls Governing,” examines the increasingly authoritarian politics of Silicon Valley.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Using state-of-the-art ultra-long DNA sequencing technologies together with newly available comparative datasets, the team found that high AMY1 copy numbers had already become more common in the Andes several thousand years before Europeans arrived.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The comparative numbers for Kenya and Ghana are starker: 53% and 3.5%, and 43% and 2%, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
It did this with reference to a comparative chart showing annual revenue as well as revenue per fan for Fifa, the Uefa Champions League, Premier League, US baseball and NFL American football.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
By a method termed glotto-chronology, based on calculations of how rapidly words tend to change over historical time, comparative linguistics can even yield estimated dates for domestications or crop arrivals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The company said this would be driven, among other items, by actions taken in North America and continental Europe to improve performance, as well as easier comparatives in continental Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
In a sport built on comparatives — faster, longer, more, more, more — his 100-mile trail race portfolio is formidable: He has won 38 of them, more than anyone else in the world.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2016
This is a role that risks a dizzyingly intimidating collection of comparatives on the vocal and comedic fronts.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 28, 2010
We are upgrading our 2010 pre-tax profit from £75m to £78m taking earnings per share from 108.8p to 113.1p in view of positive current trading although management is concerned about difficult comparatives and the outlook.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2010
If you ponder that for a moment, you will know all you need to know about comparatives and superlatives.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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