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comparison

[kuhm-par-uh-suhn] / kəmˈpær ə sən /


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That is a company projection, and the announcement does not identify the competing systems behind the comparison.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

In comparison Rwanda, despite its economic boom, remains a low-income country with a GDP per capita barely exceeding $1,100.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Tebas later said he was drawing comparison with "those propaganda techniques" and "not with an ideology".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although humans never encountered these dinosaurs, Morrison's comparison highlights an intriguing difference between predators of different sizes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Their purpose, as the name suggests, is to beautify the useful—an important and valued end, but limited in comparison to art pure and simple.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Without an agreed-upon standard measurement, industrywide accuracy comparisons are impossible.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

See the cheapest pet insurance options and cost comparisons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

A man in Northern California is drawing comparisons to actor Antonio Banderas’ character “El Mariachi” by online commentators after Richmond police said they found him carrying a guitar case hiding a loaded rifle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Establishing the animal's identity required years of detailed analysis, comparisons, classification, and documentation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Long before he even suspected who Henry Fonda was, he found himself the subject of unflattering comparisons everywhere he went.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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