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dwarf

[dwawrf] / dwɔrf /






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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

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

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

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

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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