by comparison
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On the men’s side, by comparison, Scottie Scheffler set a career high that year with seven wins on the PGA Tour—and it took him 19 tournaments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
But they note that perennial risk of fires and floods still poses much greater danger by comparison.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Previous withdrawals from the group by Qatar in 2019 and Angola in 2023 were less significant by comparison, she told a video conference on the UAE withdrawal.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
He argued that the $9 billion spent on the service’s research and development priorities, just 6% of Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense spending budget for 2027, is “a drop in the bucket” by comparison.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
His own Agriculture Building, he wrote, “must suffer by comparison with its huge neighbor opposite, whose volume—215 feet high—off the main axis, is bound to swamp us and everything else around it.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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