lower than

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He was laid off soon after the February announcement, and though he quickly found another manufacturing job, he said the pay is significantly lower than what he made at Stanley.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The latest unemployment print for recent college grads is a bit lower than the four-year high of 5.8% jobless rate triggered in April 2025 and then again in September, according to the NY Fed data.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

At the moment, food inflation is lower than core inflation, but Americans are still living with higher prices, up around 20% since 2022.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

That is lower than estimates from 2019 of 85,379, but higher than 2005, when a manual count estimated 72,540 went through the tunnels.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

On the jerk scale, he’s not much lower than Link.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman