greater than
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In 2010 research, Julianne Holt-Lunstad and her co-authors pooled evidence from 148 studies and found that weak social relationships predict mortality at a magnitude comparable to smoking and greater than obesity or physical inactivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
According to the researchers, the material outperformed commercially available hemostatic agents, achieving an adhesive strength greater than '40kPa,' which is strong enough to withstand firm hand pressure.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Wild horse populations can increase as much as 20% a year, a rate some experts say is greater than the capacity to remove horses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The late photographer Jim Marshall was on hand that evening, capturing the spirit, such as it was, of a band on the precipice of something even greater than anyone could have imagined.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the fairgrounds later that night the ticketmen counted their sales and found that for that single day, July 4, paid attendance had totaled 283,273—far greater than the entire first week of the fair.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
