comparison
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By comparison, investors are anticipating a slower pace of Japanese increases beyond the BOJ’s expected hike on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
According to figures from June 2026, about 49.7% of rooms in Glasgow had been booked for the upcoming academic year, in comparison to 81.8% of rooms at the same point in 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Forget about its comparison to Martha’s Vineyard, “Widow’s Bay” can now call itself the next Emmy-winning comedy series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
By comparison, Mr. Obama asked little of Tehran beyond waiting 15 years before beginning industrial-scale uranium enrichment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
When it came to sitting at a different table and the giant red line she’d crossed earlier, there was no comparison.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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This balancing of plot and mood, often in exotic locations, has led to obvious comparisons with Graham Greene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Harry Brook hit a brutal century and drew comparisons with Kevin Pietersen as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 119 runs in the first T20 in Southampton.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Typically, this will be the only market-price-based yield figure available when selecting bonds through a brokerage account, which helps simplify comparisons.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Those comparisons could also have conservation value by helping researchers identify biological and ecological differences that may be important when developing region-specific management strategies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Size comparisons, Lelia might joke, but then she always referred him directly to me.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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