comparable

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To be fair, the building costs $1 million, but in Chicago, anything comparable would cost at least $650,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

When the effort required for the high-reward option became comparable to the low-reward option, they eventually switched and stayed with the easier choice.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

That came on the heels of a relatively strong holiday season for retailers in general, with many recording revenue and comparable sales increases in their fiscal fourth quarters.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Hughes said he was also confident that a terramation service would be comparable with the cost of traditional funerals, once it becomes established.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

However, when the scene is reenacted many times under comparable lighting conditions by a court investigating the case, the victim correctly identifies the race of the assailant only about 80 percent of the time.

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