comparable
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The nutrition business sales fall 7.7% on a comparable basis.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Complicating decisions: Hampshire can’t guarantee partner institutions will honor comparable financial-aid packages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The EPA estimated the 2022 emissions from flooded lands as equivalent to 44.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide — comparable to U.S. steel and iron plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Also moving lower was Gucci owner Kering, which said sales were flat on a comparable basis.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Sometimes such radio telescopes are connected with telescopes on the other side of the Earth, forming a baseline comparable to the Earth’s diameter—in a certain sense, a telescope as large as the planet.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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