comparable
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The officer subsequently requested the case files for similar offences in the surrounding area with a comparable modus operandi.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“It’s not even comparable to other issue areas that are funded, that are invested in, that can go do the work they need to do,” she said.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
So far this year, there have been 14.5 cases of mpox per week, compared with a rate of 3.4 over the comparable time period in 2025 and 5.8 for the comparable time period in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Complicating decisions: Hampshire can’t guarantee partner institutions will honor comparable financial-aid packages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Between 1622 and 1635 Isaac Beeckman, in the Netherlands, struggled to produce a telescope comparable in quality to the ones Galileo had in 1610.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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