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comparable

[kom-per-uh-buhl, kuhm-pair-] / ˈkɒm pər ə bəl, kəmˈpɛər- /




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Costco’s U.S. comparable sales, adjusted for gasoline, rose 8.7% in May, marking their highest level in over a year.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But Allen, typically, was not fazed, saying his show bested the competition in key markets and was more comparable with the same time period last May before Colbert’s post-cancellation victory lap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Theobald said studies on male athletes had already linked contact sports with certain brain conditions, but a comparable long-term study "has never been done on women".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Anker Solix says it will release a comparable system for the U.S. by early next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Though he didn’t have exponential notation, he invented something comparable, and his calculations were essentially equivalent to the following.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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