dwarf
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Type Ia supernovae are extremely bright explosions that are generally believed to occur when a white dwarf becomes unstable and undergoes a runaway thermonuclear reaction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
The MAS uses the exchange rate rather than interest rates as its main policy tool because Singapore’s trade flows dwarf its domestic economic activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The proposed sum is staggering to people familiar with the State Department’s allocation practices and would dwarf the organization’s budget.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
"AI is likely the most significant technology in human history. Its impact will dwarf other things," Narayan wrote on X in the early hours of Tuesday, external.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Scarlet blood joined the sweat on Brokk’s neck, but the dwarf did not stop pumping.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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It is a body of work that dwarfs anything put together by his rivals.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
"If we put more targeted effort into observing red dwarfs, perhaps we will find more surprises like this," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Near the heart of downtown lies the church’s spiritual headquarters, the 377,000-square-foot cathedral-like Flag Building, which dwarfs surrounding properties and draws Scientologists from around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“SpaceX dwarfs these numbers,” Chanos wrote on X.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Yezzan’s body slaves filled a tub with hot water, and the dwarfs were allowed to bathe—Penny first, then Tyrion.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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It dwarves the revenues of a team from the other top five leagues.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Her follower count dwarves DfE's 85,000 followers and Bridget Phillipson's 19,000 followers.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The Trump administration has greenlighted its first new bank, and it is a startup that takes its name from a mountain where dwarves stored their treasure in J.R.R.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Here, it was pure joy to watch HORA’s actors embrace their inner hobbits, dwarves, wizards, orcs and elves — including one that yodels!
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
Barliman Butterbur was standing near the fire, talking to a couple of dwarves and one or two strange-looking men.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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But what they found during their searches in 2025 dwarfed their earlier discoveries.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Anything Blatter spent, though, has been dwarfed by the funds Infantino promised this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Issuance in the first half of the year dwarfed the $421 billion raised in the same period last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Returns for investors in U.S. stocks have dwarfed those for equities trading in the rest of the world over the past 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
How glorious it was to know that her love for it already dwarfed anything she had ever felt as a human being, to know that there was no need any longer for pebble games.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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The old computer-software index showed prices rising at a record 17% yearly pace, dwarfing any prior increase.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
There were more than 323 million visits to America’s national parks in 2025, dwarfing attendance — 135 million — at professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey games combined.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Middleton has spent more than $16 million of his own money on the race so far, dwarfing any of his previous political spending many times over.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
Declines, however, left both funds with sky-high yields of 11% and 13%, dwarfing the Schwab U.S.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
And then, as it bubbled through the nib, it came a little thick, so that the name Rebecca stood out black and strong, the tall and sloping R dwarfing the other letters.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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