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comparison

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /


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But the listing threat pales in comparison to the company’s problem of falling sales and mounting losses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

Without the final week’s Easter bump, March would likely have remained in negative territory, raising questions over how April might perform, particularly against much stronger comparison base, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

When comparing a retail stock to the XLY, the comparison primarily reflects Amazon and Tesla, which combined make up 42% of the ETF’s holdings.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In comparison, discussion about whether his game is there to secure a rare back-to-back Masters win felt somewhat neglected.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

For comparison, at that time the population of all Europe extending to the Ural Mountains in Eastern Russia was about seventy million.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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