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comparison

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /


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Four counties were excluded for comparison in the report because the numbers were too small.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

To address this gap, the researchers developed a framework to examine temperature changes across the contiguous 48 United States, allowing for a more precise comparison of how warming unfolds in different locations.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Getting those three aligned makes developing self-driving technology look easy by comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For comparison, the big-budget 2025 Eurovision Song Contest says it reached 166 million people.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

By comparison, the brains of other apes require only 8 per cent of rest-time energy.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari