- comparative of sharp.
sharper
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That modest move in those broader indexes has masked sharper moves beneath the surface, as investors re-evaluate their tech bets and grapple with the looming threat of rising interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Dolby Cinema pairs Dolby Vision HDR with Dolby Atmos audio, while laser projection offers brighter images and sharper detail than older digital systems.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lorie Logan, the third dissenting vote and president of the Dallas Fed, also issued a statement on Friday, agreeing with the need for "modest action" now to reduce the need for potentially sharper hikes later.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Half of Americans report feeling divided from one another; a recent Stanford study gives this fracture a sharper name: the “empathy perception gap.”
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The cracks in the stones came into sharper focus.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
Among the marks and sharpers — and sometimes one person is both — there are heroes and villains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Those on the ground could see very little; they knew even less about the progress of the matches than the wet sharpers at Epsom Downs knew about the Derby.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the home there are sometimes sharpers; never at a reputable club.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon they, shrewd sharpers, were betting on each other's spelling prowess.
From Time Magazine Archive
Professional gamblers, sharpers, and pickpockets had passed his way on the broad highway between Great Britain and the Dominion of South Africa.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
