comparative
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Our comparative advantage was having a family business, not having any other investors in the business, and at one point getting our children interested in it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
But as rock grew and changed as a genre, it became “torturing” to Cohn’s ears, with bands competing in terms of their comparative loudness and audacity.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
That comparative advantage is rapidly disappearing, and a new one is emerging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
This fixes the Greenland-Africa size issue, allowing those who use it to get a sense of the comparative size of different landmasses, all while preserving straight lines of longitude and latitude.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
A group of comparative strangers came in from La Ida.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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The company said this would be driven, among other items, by actions taken in North America and continental Europe to improve performance, as well as easier comparatives in continental Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
In a sport built on comparatives — faster, longer, more, more, more — his 100-mile trail race portfolio is formidable: He has won 38 of them, more than anyone else in the world.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2016
This is a role that risks a dizzyingly intimidating collection of comparatives on the vocal and comedic fronts.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 28, 2010
Eventually, easy comparatives will fuel a recovery, but new technology and a robust lineup of titles also will do the trick, Janney Capital Markets analyst Tony Wible said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 15, 2010
The Incorrigibles had been studying comparatives and superlatives.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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