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[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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"People used to compare who had spent more," dance teacher Yuan told AFP at a new retail space in central Shanghai filled with luxury handbags, belts and jewellery items -- all second hand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

His parents compare notes with others whose adult children are struggling to find work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Swain said this Santa Ana wind event doesn’t compare to those that fanned the flames of the Palisades and Eaton fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

This approach allowed the scientists to compare how the same person's brain responded with and without the additional cortisol.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I compare my freckled brown skin to the boy, Zeta-3’s.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

That compares to a net loss of $13 billion during the same period a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"But now everyone compares who got a better deal and spent less," the 24-year-old said at the two-storey warehouse-style store in the centre of the Chinese financial hub.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

Beyaz compares PPARD's opposing roles to "the force" in Star Wars.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The letter compares the prospect to "Coronation Street leaving the north-west, or EastEnders leaving the south-east", adding that it risks "ripping out the heart of Ambridge".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"I . . . uh . . . I'm doing an experiment. You know—how feeding meat to an animal compares with just giving it pellets and stuff."

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Russ and Edna Trager, who moved to Elephant Butte from Los Angeles and own a kayak-outfitting shop, said that over the summer, revenue dropped 63% compared with average sales from several prior years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

That would be a massive increase compared with the $86 billion that Jonas projects SpaceX to book this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Das and Ranka are key leaders of the CJP, which began as an internet joke in May after India's top judge compared unemployed young people to "cockroaches".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The technological progress is even clearer when compared with NASA's first Mars rover, Sojourner.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

But what struck me was how light and bright the models seemed compared to the heavy portraits right next door.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Clarkson alleged that an employee spoke to her in a condescending manner after revealing that a similar item would cost $15,000, comparing the encounter to the infamous shopping scene in “Pretty Woman.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

"If you want to sell something to a person, you have to try to convince them by doing something," he said when comparing selling pictures to managing Premier League players.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

The latter doesn’t just compile your shopping list—it can buy the groceries for you, comparing prices at different store websites and placing a delivery order with the cheapest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The incident drew comments on Facebook, comparing it to the films “El Mariachi” and “Desperado” in which Banderas plays a character who hides guns inside a guitar case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

They visited her insistently, comparing notes on shopping and travel, asking her to go to parties with them.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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