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[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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Generating these four types together could give scientists a unique opportunity to compare how different optical skyrmions form, evolve, and interact within the same light field.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Let’s look at forward P/E ratios to see how those compare with five-year average valuations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

First, count all your trades, not just the winners, and compare how you did against a broad market benchmark.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

At one point, Schwam and Gunther compare Byrd’s show to a “Saturday Night Live” sketch parodying it, in which Cheri Oteri plays Byrd.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

In terms of analysis, solfege instantly informs the listener or singer which lines of music are the same and helps them compare and contrast each line rather quickly!

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

That compares to consensus forecasts for A$587 million in cash at end-June.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Van der Velden compares Tilly to a character like Cinderella.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

An odds ratio compares the odds of an outcome between groups.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The first chart below compares the long-term average carry available relative to volatility for major currency pairs with how sensitive each pair has been to moves in the S&P 500 from 2000 through 2026.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

But, in my opinion, none of that compares to what’s right in front of me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Loan balances on cards were up at JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells but delinquency rates for credit cards were largely down compared with a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The banking giant said its quarterly revenue rose to $31.6 billion, a 15% year-on-year increase, representing a beat of just over 2.5% compared with the consensus estimate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

By 2050, nearly one in three EU residents will be aged 65 or older, compared to one in five today, the centre said.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

For these players, the investments tended to be cheap compared to the potential gains.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

“I thought Nate’s Gertrude boat and Jonah’s motorcycle were a little over the top, but theirs are nothing compared to some of these.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A series of improved measures developed by Nations Indexes can give a more nuanced answer by comparing one with another.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service,” a follow-up series that debuted in 2025, pushed the premise further still: undercover helpers, surveillance, insiders and Ramsay comparing the operation to going “full on MI6” with restaurants.

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

Good said a series of circumstantial decisions altered her experience of the crash, comparing the sequence of events to a "sliding doors" scenario.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

In comparing those statistics with those of its former colonial overlord, Hartnett, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, found an emphatic stateside outperformance on almost all fronts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

I couldn’t help comparing my experience now with an experience I’d had three or four years earlier in Luxembourg when I went hiking with my son for a magazine assignment.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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