comparison
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The trial was small and did not include a placebo group or another comparison group.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Without that comparison, it is not possible to determine whether oxaloacetate itself caused the improvements.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
All that makes Houston’s sluggish start almost quaint by comparison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Maybe in the next rare historic tsunami with no modern comparison!
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026
When the lad cried out that he would never be left behind, that he scorned life in comparison with death in so glorious an attempt, Nisus felt only grief and dismay.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Additional fossil discoveries, more accurate estimates of fossil ages, and comparisons with geological formations in other parts of the world will help determine whether similar transitions occurred elsewhere in Earth's history.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
In India, the film has invited comparisons with earlier adaptations, particularly Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan, which captivated the country nearly four decades ago with simple sets and special effects that now seem quaint.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Observers have drawn obvious comparisons between Raman and Mamdani: both millennials, both South Asian, both born abroad and both DSA-affiliated.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
Sightline will provide the data the network uses to determine the outcome of races, showing the outstanding vote total, geography, vote method and comparisons with past elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Yet the compression brings a compensating benefit: long-term comparisons of regions yield insights that cannot be won from short-term studies of single societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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