- comparative of sharp.
sharper
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Though Awlaki's extremist preaching would come into sharper focus after 9/11, at the time the paintballing video was recorded he already had connections to al-Qaeda operatives and was shortly to be investigated by the FBI.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Because the telescope observes from space, it can capture sharper images across complete rotations of Saturn without the blurring caused by Earth's atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
The disadvantages of Broadcom’s AI-chip strategy are also coming into sharper focus as the financial capacity of the healthiest tech companies gets stretched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sylvester said the company needs to be better about staying on top of trends and having a sharper, tighter clothing selection.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Above the sounds of the waves and the water splashing and Rontu’s barking, I could hear the snapping of his beak, which was sharper than the knife I held in my hand.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
Among the marks and sharpers — and sometimes one person is both — there are heroes and villains.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Stephen Paine, of Wall Street's reputable Paine, Webber & Co., lent the sharpers $580,000 to buy the voting stock of Continental, grab control of Continental's $3,371,000 portfolio.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gathering about him a crew of sharpers, Mr. Baiata arranged to buy the company for $25,000 down, the balance in instalments.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon they, shrewd sharpers, were betting on each other's spelling prowess.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, he did not wish his grandson to know how egregiously he had allowed himself to be duped by a set of sharpers.
From Sharing Her Crime by May Agnes Fleming
