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We’ll also collect more information on the exact ages and environments of these dinosaur-bearing rocks, to compare them more precisely with sites elsewhere.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The only other moment in his life that could compare, he said, was playing high-level sport as a young boy, before his eating disorder took hold.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
How does this compare with the earlier ones?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Even if you really want to buy, at least take a look at the rentals on offer, compare them with what you could buy instead, and do the math.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
If we compare our system of knowledge with theirs then theirs is evidently the poorer one by far.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
That compares with about 800,000 barrels a day that Russia shipped last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He also shrewdly compares Musk to the protagonist of a 1930s film adapted from an H.G.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
This target volume compares with this year’s issuance target of 310 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Because those results were unusually inconsistent, the researchers used phylogenomics, a method that compares hundreds of genes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
But, in my opinion, none of that compares to what’s right in front of me.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Sales climbed about 15% to $2.46 billion, compared with analyst estimates of $2.44 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
However, this year's figures are being compared to historically low levels in 2025.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the last week of September, 31 ships a day made the crossing, compared with 138 before the war.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"We don't have the best squad at the moment compared to other top teams," said Martinez.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Kermit was still feeling ragged from it, but he was better compared to four days ago, when he could barely stand up.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
The incident drew comments on Facebook, comparing it to the films “El Mariachi” and “Desperado” in which Banderas plays a character who hides guns inside a guitar case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
By comparing the fossil with other prehistoric specimens and living animals, the team determined that Megacauda sungei belonged to the docodonts, an extinct group of early mammal relatives known as mammaliaforms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
That trend can be seen by comparing the cumulative return you’d earn buying the same amount of every stock with the standard index that holds them in proportion to their market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
I know comparison is the thief of joy, but how do you stop comparing yourself to the people around you?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
And it’s called a Mars mantrap as a joke comparing it to the Venus flytraps of the known world.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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