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Across a preliminary evening and three “days”—“Das Rheingold,” “Die Walküre,” “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung”—the dwarf Alberich renounces love, steals the Rhine’s gold and forges an all-powerful ring that Wotan, ruler of the gods, steals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

And while reporters waited to question him on how he would govern when Democrats take control of Congress, Trump kept talking about how the ballroom's classical columns would dwarf those of the US Supreme Court.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

And that cycle is shaping up to be so large as to dwarf those that came before it, by his calculations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

The case that it is highly insensitive to modest increases in rates rests on the assumption that firms expect returns large enough to dwarf the cost of money, and they see the contest as winner-take-all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He pantomimed a dwarf melting in terror, which for some reason the Italian didn’t seem to understand.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Giants, dwarfs, a dragon, a magic sword and encircling fire have made the “Ring” easy to parody, yet these fantasy details are not its dramatic essence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The team expanded the software to account for magnetic fields and the cooling of white dwarfs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The possibility of white dwarfs exceeding the Chandrasekhar limit is not entirely new.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

If white dwarfs reach similar masses before exploding, their energy output and brightness can be expected to follow broadly predictable patterns.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The dwarfs listened to Skirnir describe the commission, and they shivered, and they named their price.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

The inhabitants of Middle-earth—hobbits, dwarves, elves, Black Riders, wizards—come to us with characteristics not common to other species, including our own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

With nearly 1,500 shows on offer in small and big venues all around the city, it dwarves the official lineup, but very few productions offer English versions or surtitles.

From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Its £169,950 asking price dwarves the £200 her parents paid for it.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023

Barliman Butterbur was standing near the fire, talking to a couple of dwarves and one or two strange-looking men.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“AI worries, however, were dwarfed by cost of living concerns, which continue to be at the forefront of consumers’ minds across the population.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Burnley's total revenue for 2024-25 was £71.7m, which dwarfed Lincoln's £7.81m.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Two deals dwarfed all others, and both were linked to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The outbreak in Michigan this year has dwarfed previous outbreaks of the illness in the state, which recorded only about 50 cases of cyclosporiasis in 2025.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

It dwarfed his small, thin frame and he had to carry it with both hands, bending backward to lift it off the floor.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys

Rejection rates in counties where services were cut doubled or tripled from what they were four years ago, dwarfing any increases in counties where postal pickups remained as they were, our analysis showed.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Tall, gaunt and calculating, Wagoner’s angles had angles, but somehow standing next to her, his pompadour dwarfing her considerable bouffant, it worked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

The old computer-software index showed prices rising at a record 17% yearly pace, dwarfing any prior increase.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

After all, the value of the U.S. stock market is close to $80 trillion, dwarfing the changes in issuance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Looking ahead one sees it broaden, rising and curving slowly, dwarfing the dark ridges of earth, meeting the ice-wall far above under veils of cloud and smoke and snow.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin