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compare

[kuhm-pair] / kəmˈpɛər /




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Christian singled out a detailed five-tier system that would set how many degrees a community college district can offer based on how its student outcomes compare with every other district in the state.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Researchers create global maps of the Moon and compare them with earlier versions, looking for changes wider than 150 feet.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

There continues to be misconceptions around the status of the Canadian women: they are professional athletes but contracts, as with most other nations, do not yet compare to England's women.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

He’s enrolling mostly normal weight patients in a small trial that will compare taking a GLP-1 with standard of care over six months.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

You can talk about it afterward, compare notes.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

Huang compares the effect to looking at the night sky.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

He compares getting a call from Sork to being asked for shooting tips from NBA star Stephen Curry.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

That compares to Britain's 70,000 from a population of 66 million.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

That compares with a profit of $591 million, or $2.29 a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Bando stands over the sun compass squinting, scratching his head, and finally grinning as he compares it with his own compass.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Google compared the model’s actions to those of ethical hackers who help companies find their vulnerabilities through bug-bounty programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

“If you think about it,” he corrected me, “Bitcoin is half-priced compared to last year.”

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

The team compared three chitin synthesis inhibitors: bistrifluron, chlorfluazuron, and noviflumuron.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

This is a message echoed by property platform Rightmove, which says as of August, only 50% of flats listed for sale nationally successfully find a buyer, compared to 65% of houses.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

They would sit around our big wood table after a fancy dinner and compare sensations in the same way we cadets compared the blisters on our hands after a particularly grueling training session.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Indeed, comparing the daily changes in the S&P 500 and the 10-year Treasury shows the correlation is now the most negative over a 200-day period since 1997.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

And if even the big corporations can see that a diet of universally palatable slop is unsustainable and troubling, it’d be a shame to get left behind, comparing favorite Marvel moments with a chatbot.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

I’d also refrain from comparing him with your other direct report; they are different people with different aptitudes, and one performance doesn’t need to anchor the other.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

But, speaking at Prime Minister's Questions, Burnham appeared to indicate a vote could be held if there was clear public support, comparing the situation to the conditions for a border poll in Northern Ireland.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

But no one was out here except for my brother, comparing his two pets and choosing a winner to take home.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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